Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Variable Chafer

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Mormoopidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Gnorimus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Variable Chafer
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.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.