Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Plain Dark-bee

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Stelis phaeoptera

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Plain Dark-bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Plain Dark-bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Mormoopidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Stelis
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Stelis phaeoptera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Plain Dark-bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Plain Dark-bee
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.

Plain Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.