Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Louse

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Bovicola ovis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Mormoopidae	Trichodectidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Bovicola
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Bovicola ovis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Louse
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.

Louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 countries) and North America (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.