Dark fruit-eating bat vs Lined lanternshark

Artibeus obscurus compared with Etmopterus dislineatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Lined lanternshark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Artibeus	Etmopterus
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Etmopterus dislineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Lined lanternshark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Lined lanternshark
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.

Lined lanternshark