Carriker's Round-eared Bat vs Ray

Lophostoma carrikeri compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Carriker's Round-eared Bat is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker's Round-eared Bat	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Lophostoma	Atlantoraja
Species	Lophostoma carrikeri	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker's Round-eared Bat	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.

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.