Big Brown Bat vs Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Mobula eregoodoo

Key Differences

• Big Brown Bat is Least Concern while Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Mobula
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Mobula eregoodoo

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Brown Bat and Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray

Big Brown Bat

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.