Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Lesser devilray

Cormura brevirostris compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

  • Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut Sac-winged Bat Lesser devilray
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Elasmobranchii
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family Emballonuridae Myliobatidae
Genus Cormura Mobula
Species Cormura brevirostris Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut Sac-winged Bat Lesser devilray
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Lesser devilray

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

The Chestnut Sac-winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a species in the genus Cormura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser devilray

No description available.

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