Dark fruit-eating bat vs Leopard skate

Artibeus obscurus compared with Rajella leoparda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Leopard 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	Rajella
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Rajella leoparda

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Leopard skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Leopard 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.

Leopard skate