False Serotine Bat vs Sawback skate

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Leucoraja pristispina

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Sawback skate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Sawback skate
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	Leucoraja
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Leucoraja pristispina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Sawback skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Sawback skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sawback skate