Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Guyanan spiny rat

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Proechimys hoplomyoides

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Guyanan spiny rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Guyanan 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 hoplomyoides

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Guyanan spiny rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Guyanan 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.

Guyanan spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.