Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Murray's skate

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	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	Emballonuridae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Peropteryx	Bathyraja
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Bathyraja murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Dog-like Bat and Murray's skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Murray's skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Murray's skate