Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Thrips

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Mormoopidae	Thripidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Aptinothrips
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Thrips
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.

Thrips

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.