Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Red-Backed Cutworm Moth

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Euxoa ochrogaster

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Red-Backed Cutworm Moth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Red-Backed Cutworm 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	Euxoa
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Euxoa ochrogaster

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red-Backed Cutworm Moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Red-Backed Cutworm 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.

Red-Backed Cutworm Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, 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.