Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Spinose skate

Artibeus gnomus compared with Breviraja spinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Spinose 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	Breviraja
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Breviraja spinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat and Spinose skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spinose skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Spinose skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Spinose skate