False Serotine Bat vs Ray

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Atlantoraja
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ray