Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Scoophead

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Sphyrna media

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Scoophead is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Scoophead
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Mormoopidae	Sphyrnidae (Hammerhead Sharks)
Genus	Pteronotus	Sphyrna (Hammerhead Sharks)
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Sphyrna media

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Scoophead

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Scoophead
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.

Scoophead

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.