Big Brown Bat vs Northern Right Whale Dolphin

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Lissodelphis borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	Northern Right Whale Dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Eptesicus	Lissodelphis
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Lissodelphis borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Brown Bat and Northern Right Whale Dolphin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	Northern Right Whale Dolphin
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.

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.