Greater Dog-like Bat vs Roughback Whipray

Peropteryx kappleri compared with Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Key Differences

• Greater Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while Roughback Whipray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Dog-like Bat	Roughback Whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Emballonuridae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Peropteryx	Fluvitrygon
Species	Peropteryx kappleri	Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Dog-like Bat and Roughback Whipray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Roughback Whipray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Dog-like Bat	Roughback Whipray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Roughback Whipray