Highfin dogfish vs Jamaican fruit bat

Centroscyllium excelsum compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Highfin dogfish is Near Threatened while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Highfin dogfish	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Etmopteridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Centroscyllium	Artibeus
Species	Centroscyllium excelsum	Artibeus jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Highfin dogfish and Jamaican fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Highfin dogfish	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Highfin dogfish

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.