Black skate vs Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Bathyraja trachura compared with Hipposideros ater

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black skate	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Arhynchobatidae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Bathyraja	Hipposideros
Species	Bathyraja trachura	Hipposideros ater

Evolutionary Relationship

Black skate and Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black skate

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black skate	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black skate

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black skate

The Black skate (Bathyraja trachura) is a species in the genus Bathyraja. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.