Cape chimaera vs Great Stripe-faced Bat

Chimaera notafricana compared with Vampyrodes major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape chimaera	Great Stripe-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Holocephali (Holocephali)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Chimaeridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Chimaera	Vampyrodes
Species	Chimaera notafricana	Vampyrodes major

Evolutionary Relationship

Cape chimaera and Great Stripe-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cape chimaera

LC — Least Concern

Great Stripe-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape chimaera	Great Stripe-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape chimaera

Great Stripe-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Cape chimaera

The Cape chimaera (Chimaera notafricana) is a species in the genus Chimaera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.