LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Smallthorn skate

Thyroptera lavali compared with Bathyraja minispinosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Smallthorn skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Smallthorn 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.

Smallthorn skate