Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Murray's skate

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while Murray's skate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Murray's skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Bathyraja
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Bathyraja murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat and Murray's skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Murray's skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Murray's skate