Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs North African Hedgehog

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Mormoopidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Atelerix
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Atelerix algirus

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and North African Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	North African Hedgehog
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.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

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.