Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Gray-footed Spiny-rat

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Proechimys poliopus

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Gray-footed Spiny-rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Gray-footed Spiny-rat
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	Echimyidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Proechimys
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Proechimys poliopus

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Gray-footed Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Gray-footed Spiny-rat
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.

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.