Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Mudworm

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Aporrectodea limicola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Mudworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Clitellata (Clitellata)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Mormoopidae	Lumbricidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Aporrectodea
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Aporrectodea limicola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mudworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Mudworm
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.

Mudworm

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.