Dark fruit-eating bat vs Fatspine spurdog

Artibeus obscurus compared with Squalus crassispinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Fatspine spurdog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Squalidae
Genus	Artibeus	Squalus
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Squalus crassispinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and Fatspine spurdog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Fatspine spurdog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Fatspine spurdog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Fatspine spurdog