Mérida Rhipidomys vs Murray's skate

Rhipidomys venustus compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Rhipidomys	Murray's skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Bathyraja
Species	Rhipidomys venustus	Bathyraja murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Mérida Rhipidomys and Murray's skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Rhipidomys	Murray's skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mérida Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Murray's skate