Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Ecuadorean Akodont

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Neomicroxus latebricola

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Ecuadorean Akodont is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Ecuadorean Akodont
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Mormoopidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Neomicroxus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Neomicroxus latebricola

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Ecuadorean Akodont share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorean Akodont

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Ecuadorean Akodont
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.

Ecuadorean Akodont

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

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.