Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Hover fly

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Eristalis rupium

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Hover fly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Mormoopidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Eristalis
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Eristalis rupium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Hover 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.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.