Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Roughback Whipray

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Key Differences

  • Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while Roughback Whipray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lesser Dog-like Bat Roughback Whipray
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Elasmobranchii
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family Emballonuridae Dasyatidae
Genus Peropteryx Fluvitrygon
Species Peropteryx macrotis Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Dog-like Bat and Roughback Whipray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Roughback Whipray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lesser Dog-like Bat Roughback Whipray
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.

Roughback Whipray

Lesser Dog-like Bat

No description available.

Roughback Whipray

No description available.

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