Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Ground beetle

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Calathus lundbladi

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Ground beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Ground beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Mormoopidae	Carabidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Calathus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Calathus lundbladi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ground beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Ground beetle
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.

Ground beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.