Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Newstead scale

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Newstead scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Mormoopidae	Diaspididae
Genus	Pteronotus	Lepidosaphes
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Newstead scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Newstead scale
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.

Newstead scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.