Eastern Pacific Black Ghostshark vs Large Fruit-eating Bat

Hydrolagus melanophasma compared with Artibeus amplus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Pacific Black Ghostshark	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Holocephali (Holocephali)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Chimaeridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hydrolagus	Artibeus
Species	Hydrolagus melanophasma	Artibeus amplus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Pacific Black Ghostshark and Large Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Eastern Pacific Black Ghostshark

LC — Least Concern

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Pacific Black Ghostshark	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Pacific Black Ghostshark

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile.

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.