Dark fruit-eating bat vs Freckled Skate

Artibeus obscurus compared with Leucoraja garmani

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Freckled Skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rajidae
Genus	Artibeus	Leucoraja
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Leucoraja garmani

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Freckled Skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Freckled Skate
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.

Freckled Skate