Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Spotted Shag

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Phalacrocorax punctatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Spotted Shag
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Mormoopidae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Phalacrocorax
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Phalacrocorax punctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Shag

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Spotted Shag
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.

Spotted Shag

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.