Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs forest cockroach

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Ectobius sylvestris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	forest cockroach
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Blattodea (Blattodea)
Family	Mormoopidae	Ectobiidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Ectobius
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Ectobius sylvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

forest cockroach

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	forest cockroach
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.

forest cockroach

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

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.