Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Fly

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Drosophila simulans

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Mormoopidae	Drosophilidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Drosophila
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Drosophila simulans

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Costa Rica, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

The Allen’s Common Mustached Bat (Pteronotus fuscus) is a species in the genus Pteronotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.