False Serotine Bat vs Prickled ray

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Malacoraja spinacidermis

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Prickled ray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Prickled ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Rajidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Malacoraja
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Malacoraja spinacidermis

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Prickled ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Prickled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Prickled ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickled ray