Miller's Dog-faced Bat vs Ray

Cynomops milleri compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Miller's Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller's Dog-faced Bat	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Molossidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Cynomops	Atlantoraja
Species	Cynomops milleri	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

Miller's Dog-faced Bat and Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller's Dog-faced Bat	Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Ray