Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Mite

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Ornithonyssus bacoti

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Mormoopidae	Macronyssidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Ornithonyssus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Ornithonyssus bacoti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Mite
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.

Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 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.