Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Red-thighed Epeolus

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Epeolus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Red-thighed Epeolus
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	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Pteronotus	Epeolus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Epeolus cruciger

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red-thighed Epeolus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Red-thighed Epeolus
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-thighed Epeolus

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.