Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Red Mouse Opossum

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Marmosa rubra

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Red Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Red Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Mormoopidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Marmosa
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Marmosa rubra

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Red Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Red Mouse Opossum
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.

Red Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia