Greater Spear-nosed Bat vs Ray

Phyllostomus hastatus compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Greater Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Atlantoraja
Species	Phyllostomus hastatus	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Ray