Little White-shouldered Bat vs Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

Ametrida centurio compared with Pteronotus paraguanensis

Key Differences

• Little White-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Paraguana Common Mustached Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little White-shouldered Bat	Paraguana Common Mustached Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Mormoopidae
Genus	Ametrida	Pteronotus
Species	Ametrida centurio	Pteronotus paraguanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Little White-shouldered Bat and Paraguana Common Mustached Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Little White-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little White-shouldered Bat	Paraguana Common Mustached Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little White-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela