Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Transparent tunicate

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Ciona savignyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Transparent tunicate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Phlebobranchia
Family	Mormoopidae	Cionidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Ciona
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Ciona savignyi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Transparent tunicate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Transparent tunicate
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.

Transparent tunicate

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Russia), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina).

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.