Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray vs Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Mobula eregoodoo compared with Mormoops megalophylla

Key Differences

• Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray is Endangered while Peters's Ghost-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Myliobatidae	Mormoopidae
Genus	Mobula	Mormoops
Species	Mobula eregoodoo	Mormoops megalophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray and Peters's Ghost-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray

EN — Endangered

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.