Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Wood Dwarf

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Elachista obliquella

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Wood Dwarf is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Wood Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Mormoopidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Elachista
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Elachista obliquella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Wood Dwarf

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Wood Dwarf
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.

Wood Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.