Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Lined lanternshark

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Etmopterus dislineatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Lined lanternshark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Mormoopidae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Pteronotus	Etmopterus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Etmopterus dislineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lined lanternshark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Lined lanternshark
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.

Lined lanternshark

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.