Coues Rhipidomys vs Murray's skate

Rhipidomys couesi compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coues Rhipidomys	Murray's skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Bathyraja
Species	Rhipidomys couesi	Bathyraja murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Coues Rhipidomys and Murray's skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Coues Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coues Rhipidomys	Murray's skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coues Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Murray's skate