LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Sawback skate

Thyroptera lavali compared with Leucoraja pristispina

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Sawback skate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Sawback skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Thyropteridae	Rajidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Leucoraja
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Leucoraja pristispina

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Sawback skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Sawback skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Sawback skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Sawback skate