Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Bartail spurdog

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Squalus notocaudatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Bartail spurdog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Squalidae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Squalus
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Squalus notocaudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and Bartail spurdog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bartail spurdog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Bartail spurdog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bartail spurdog

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bartail spurdog

The Bartail spurdog (Squalus notocaudatus) is a species in the genus Squalus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.