Little Black Serotine vs Sooty skate

Eptesicus andinus compared with Rajella fuliginea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Black Serotine	Sooty skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Rajidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Rajella
Species	Eptesicus andinus	Rajella fuliginea

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Black Serotine and Sooty skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Sooty skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Black Serotine	Sooty skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Sooty skate