Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs North American porcupine

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	North American porcupine
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	Erethizontidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Erethizon
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	North American porcupine
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.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.