Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Mouse Moth

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Amphipyra tragopoginis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Mouse Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Mormoopidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Amphipyra
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Amphipyra tragopoginis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mouse Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Mouse Moth
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.

Mouse Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.