Dusky Tube-nosed Bat vs Ray

Murina fusca compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Murina	Atlantoraja
Species	Murina fusca	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat and Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ray