Captain Cook's Bean Snail vs Common Mustached Bat

Partula faba compared with Pteronotus parnellii

Key Differences

• Captain Cook's Bean Snail is Extinct in the Wild while Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Captain Cook's Bean Snail	Common Mustached Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Partulidae	Mormoopidae
Genus	Partula	Pteronotus
Species	Partula faba	Pteronotus parnellii

Evolutionary Relationship

Captain Cook's Bean Snail and Common Mustached Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Captain Cook's Bean Snail	Common Mustached Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

Habitat

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

Common Mustached Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

The Captain Cook's Bean Snail (Partula faba) is a species in the genus Partula. It is currently classified as Extinct in the Wild (EW) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Common Mustached Bat

<em>Pteronotus parnellii</em>, the common mustached bat or Parnell's mustached bat, is a Neotropical bat in the family Mormoopidae. Named for the distinctive fleshy lip projections around its muzzle, this insectivorous species typically roosts in large colonies in caves and hollow trees across its range in South and Central America and the Caribbean. <em>Pteronotus parnellii</em> is a highly specialized echolocator, emitting constant-frequency echolocation calls that are finely tuned for detecting fluttering insect prey in cluttered vegetation. Its geographic range extends through Colombia, Venezuela, and neighboring countries in tropical and subtropical lowland forests and scrublands. The species is currently assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN, reflecting its broad distribution and tolerance of varied habitats, though local populations may face pressure from cave disturbance and deforestation. Biological traits such as lifespan, body size, and diet remain poorly documented across the full range of this species at a population level. <em>Pteronotus parnellii</em> plays an important ecological role as an insect predator, contributing to natural pest suppression in agricultural and forest ecosystems throughout its Neotropical range.