Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Soft scale

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Physokermes piceae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Soft scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Soft 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.

Soft scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.