Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs large blue

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Maculinea arion

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while large blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	large blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Mormoopidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Maculinea
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Maculinea arion

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

large blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	large blue
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.

large blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Sweden. 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.