Greater Sac-winged Bat vs Ray

Saccopteryx bilineata compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Emballonuridae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Atlantoraja
Species	Saccopteryx bilineata	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Sac-winged Bat and Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Ray