Dwarf round ray vs Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat

Urotrygon nana compared with Sturnira ludovici

Key Differences

• Dwarf round ray is Near Threatened while Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf round ray	Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Urotrygonidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Urotrygon	Sturnira
Species	Urotrygon nana	Sturnira ludovici

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf round ray and Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dwarf round ray

NT — Near Threatened

Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf round ray	Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf round ray

Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.