Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs sun shell

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Mormoopidae	Turbinidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Astraea
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and sun shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	sun shell
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.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.