Blacktip skate vs Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Dipturus melanospilus compared with Artibeus cinereus

Key Differences

• Blacktip skate is Data Deficient while Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blacktip skate	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rajidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Dipturus	Artibeus
Species	Dipturus melanospilus	Artibeus cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blacktip skate and Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blacktip skate

DD — Data Deficient

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blacktip skate	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blacktip skate

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Blacktip skate

The Blacktip skate (Dipturus melanospilus) is a species in the genus Dipturus. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.