Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Dwarf whip ray

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Brevitrygon walga

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Dwarf whip ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Mormoopidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Brevitrygon
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Brevitrygon walga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf whip ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Dwarf whip ray
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.

Dwarf whip ray

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.