Black dogfish vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Centroscyllium fabricii compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black dogfish	Lesser Ghost Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Etmopteridae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Centroscyllium	Diclidurus
Species	Centroscyllium fabricii	Diclidurus scutatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black dogfish and Lesser Ghost Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black dogfish

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black dogfish	Lesser Ghost Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black dogfish

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Black dogfish

The Black dogfish (Centroscyllium fabricii) is a species in the genus Centroscyllium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Portugal.