Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Fossa

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Fossa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Mormoopidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Pteronotus	Cryptoprocta
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Cryptoprocta ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Fossa
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.

Fossa

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.