Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Large Copper

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Lycaena dispar

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Large Copper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Large Copper
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	Lycaena
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Lycaena dispar

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Large Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Large Copper
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 Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

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.

Large Copper

Large Copper (Lycaena dispar) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.