Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Ear-spot Squirrel

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Callosciurus adamsi

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Ear-spot Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Ear-spot Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Mormoopidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Pteronotus	Callosciurus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Callosciurus adamsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Ear-spot Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ear-spot Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Ear-spot Squirrel
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.

Ear-spot Squirrel

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.