Carriker's Round-eared Bat vs Munk's devil ray

Lophostoma carrikeri compared with Mobula munkiana

Key Differences

• Carriker's Round-eared Bat is Least Concern while Munk's devil ray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker's Round-eared Bat	Munk's devil ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Lophostoma	Mobula
Species	Lophostoma carrikeri	Mobula munkiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker's Round-eared Bat and Munk's devil ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Munk's devil ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker's Round-eared Bat	Munk's devil ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Munk's devil ray

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

The Carriker's Round-eared Bat (Lophostoma carrikeri) is a species in the genus Lophostoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.