Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Lesser guitarfish

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Zapteryx brevirostris

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Lesser guitarfish is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Lesser guitarfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)
Family	Mormoopidae	Rhinobatidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Zapteryx
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Zapteryx brevirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser guitarfish

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Lesser guitarfish
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.

Lesser guitarfish

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.