Greater Spear-nosed Bat vs Reticulate round ray

Phyllostomus hastatus compared with Urotrygon reticulata

Key Differences

• Greater Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Reticulate round ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Reticulate round ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Urotrygon
Species	Phyllostomus hastatus	Urotrygon reticulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Reticulate round ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Reticulate round 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.

Reticulate round ray