Fake round ray vs Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat

Urotrygon simulatrix compared with Sturnira ludovici

Key Differences

• Fake round ray is Vulnerable while Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fake 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 simulatrix	Sturnira ludovici

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fake round ray

VU — Vulnerable

Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fake round ray

Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.