Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Prickled ray

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Malacoraja spinacidermis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Prickled ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Mormoopidae	Rajidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Malacoraja
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Malacoraja spinacidermis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Prickled ray
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.

Prickled ray

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.