Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Marsh tick

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Marsh tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Mormoopidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Ixodes
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Ixodes apronophorus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Marsh tick
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 tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in 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.