Large Fruit-eating Bat vs shortnose spurdog

Artibeus amplus compared with Squalus megalops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Fruit-eating Bat	shortnose spurdog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Squalidae
Genus	Artibeus	Squalus
Species	Artibeus amplus	Squalus megalops

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

shortnose spurdog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Fruit-eating Bat	shortnose spurdog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

shortnose spurdog