Big Brown Bat vs Ray

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Big Brown Bat is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Atlantoraja
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	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.

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.