Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Belomys pearsonii

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Mormoopidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Pteronotus	Belomys
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Belomys pearsonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
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.

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.