Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Gall midge

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Dasineura gentneri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Gall midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Mormoopidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Dasineura
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Dasineura gentneri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Gall midge
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.

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, 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.