Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Notched Firefly

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Pyractomena sinuata

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Notched Firefly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Notched Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Mormoopidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Pteronotus	Pyractomena
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Pyractomena sinuata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Notched Firefly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Notched Firefly
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.

Notched Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.