Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Marbled stingray

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Dasyatis marmorata

Key Differences

• Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Marbled stingray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Marbled stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Dasyatis
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Dasyatis marmorata

Evolutionary Relationship

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat and Marbled stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marbled stingray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Marbled stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Marbled stingray