Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Staph Aureus

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Staphylococcus aureus

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Staph Aureus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Staph Aureus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Staphylococcales
Family	Mormoopidae	Staphylococcaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Staphylococcus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Staphylococcus aureus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Staph Aureus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Staph Aureus
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.

Staph Aureus

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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.