Black skate vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Bathyraja trachura compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black skate	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Arhynchobatidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Bathyraja	Hsunycteris
Species	Bathyraja trachura	Hsunycteris pattoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Black skate and Patton’s Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black skate

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black skate	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black skate

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.