Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Guaira Spiny-rat

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Proechimys guairae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Guaira Spiny-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Mormoopidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Proechimys
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Proechimys guairae

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Guaira Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Guaira Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Guaira Spiny-rat
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.

Guaira Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia