Large False Serotine vs Murray's skate

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Murray's skate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Murray's skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Bathyraja
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Bathyraja murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Murray's skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Murray's skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Murray's skate