Desert Long-eared Bat vs Hortle's whipray

Otonycteris hemprichii compared with Pateobatis hortlei

Key Differences

• Desert Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Hortle's whipray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Long-eared Bat	Hortle's whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Otonycteris	Pateobatis
Species	Otonycteris hemprichii	Pateobatis hortlei

Evolutionary Relationship

Desert Long-eared Bat and Hortle's whipray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hortle's whipray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Long-eared Bat	Hortle's whipray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hortle's whipray