False Serotine Bat vs Smallthorn skate

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Bathyraja minispinosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Smallthorn skate
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	Bathyraja
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Bathyraja minispinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Smallthorn skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smallthorn skate