Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Ray

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Bathyraja schroederi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Mormoopidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Bathyraja
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Bathyraja schroederi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	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.

Ray

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile.

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.