Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Cuban dogfish

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Squalus cubensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Cuban dogfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Mormoopidae	Squalidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Squalus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Squalus cubensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cuban dogfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Cuban dogfish
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.

Cuban dogfish

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.