Crested shark vs Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Galeus arae compared with Artibeus cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested shark	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Galeus	Artibeus
Species	Galeus arae	Artibeus cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crested shark and Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Crested shark

LC — Least Concern

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested shark	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested shark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.