Hortle's whipray vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Pateobatis hortlei compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• Hortle's whipray is Near Threatened while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hortle's whipray	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dasyatidae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Pateobatis	Thyroptera
Species	Pateobatis hortlei	Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Hortle's whipray and Peters's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hortle's whipray

NT — Near Threatened

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hortle's whipray	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hortle's whipray

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.