Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs marsh mealybug

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Atrococcus paludinus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	marsh mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Mormoopidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Atrococcus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Atrococcus paludinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

marsh mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	marsh mealybug
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.

marsh mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.