Large False Serotine vs Smallthorn skate

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Bathyraja minispinosa

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Smallthorn skate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Smallthorn 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 minispinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Smallthorn skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Smallthorn skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smallthorn skate