Hammerhead vs Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Sphyrna corona compared with Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hammerhead	Long-tailed Wattled Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sphyrnidae (Hammerhead Sharks)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Sphyrna (Hammerhead Sharks)	Chalinolobus
Species	Sphyrna corona	Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hammerhead and Long-tailed Wattled Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hammerhead

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hammerhead	Long-tailed Wattled Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hammerhead

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.