Fringed Cup vs Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Pteronotus paraguanensis

Key Differences

• Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while Paraguana Common Mustached Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Paraguana Common Mustached Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Mormoopidae
Genus	Encoelia	Pteronotus
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Pteronotus paraguanensis

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	Paraguana Common Mustached Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.