Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Smalltooth stingray

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Hypanus rudis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Smalltooth stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Mormoopidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Hypanus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Hypanus rudis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Smalltooth stingray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Smalltooth stingray
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.

Smalltooth stingray

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.