Great Stripe-faced Bat vs Prickled ray

Vampyrodes caraccioli compared with Malacoraja spinacidermis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Stripe-faced 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	Phyllostomidae	Rajidae
Genus	Vampyrodes	Malacoraja
Species	Vampyrodes caraccioli	Malacoraja spinacidermis

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Stripe-faced Bat and Prickled ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Great Stripe-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Stripe-faced Bat	Prickled ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Stripe-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Prickled ray