Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Merida Sunangel

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Heliangelus spencei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Merida Sunangel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Mormoopidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Heliangelus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Heliangelus spencei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Merida Sunangel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Merida Sunangel
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.

Merida Sunangel

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.