Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Moth fly

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Psychoda sigma

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Moth fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Mormoopidae	Psychodidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Psychoda
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Psychoda sigma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Moth fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Moth fly
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.

Moth fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.