Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Anhinga

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Anhinga anhinga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Anhinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Mormoopidae	Anhingidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Anhinga
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Anhinga anhinga

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Anhinga share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Anhinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Anhinga
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.

Anhinga

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

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.

Anhinga

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia