Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Cape Hagfish

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Myxine capensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Cape Hagfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxini (Myxini)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myxiniformes (Myxiniformes)
Family	Mormoopidae	Myxinidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Myxine
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Myxine capensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cape Hagfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Cape Hagfish
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.

Cape Hagfish

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.

Cape Hagfish

The Cape Hagfish (Myxine capensis) is a species in the genus Myxine. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.