Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Dusky Dolphin

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Dusky Dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Mormoopidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Pteronotus	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Dusky Dolphin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Dusky Dolphin
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.

Dusky Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.