Highfin dogfish vs Large Fruit-eating Bat

Centroscyllium excelsum compared with Artibeus amplus

Key Differences

• Highfin dogfish is Near Threatened while Large Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Highfin dogfish	Large Fruit-eating 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 amplus

Evolutionary Relationship

Highfin dogfish and Large Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Highfin dogfish	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Highfin dogfish

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.