Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Thyme Moth

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Scrobipalpa artemisiella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Thyme 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	Gelechiidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Scrobipalpa
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Scrobipalpa artemisiella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thyme Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Thyme 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.

Thyme Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.