Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Spinose skate

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Breviraja spinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Spinose skate
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	Diphylla	Breviraja
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Breviraja spinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Spinose skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spinose skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Spinose skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Spinose skate