Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Lesser devilray

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Mobula kuhlii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat Lesser devilray
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Elasmobranchii
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family Emballonuridae Myliobatidae
Genus Balantiopteryx Mobula
Species Balantiopteryx infusca Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat Lesser devilray
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lesser devilray

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

No description available.

Lesser devilray

No description available.

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