Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Leafminer

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Phyllonorycter blancardella

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Leafminer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Leafminer
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.

Leafminer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.