Lesser Ghost Bat vs Murray's skate

Diclidurus scutatus compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Ghost 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	Diclidurus	Bathyraja
Species	Diclidurus scutatus	Bathyraja murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Ghost Bat	Murray's skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Murray's skate