Murray's skate vs Orces's Long-tongued Bat

Bathyraja murrayi compared with Lonchophylla orcesi

Key Differences

• Murray's skate is Least Concern while Orces's Long-tongued Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Murray's skate	Orces's Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Arhynchobatidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Bathyraja	Lonchophylla
Species	Bathyraja murrayi	Lonchophylla orcesi

Evolutionary Relationship

Murray's skate and Orces's Long-tongued Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Orces's Long-tongued Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Murray's skate	Orces's Long-tongued Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Murray's skate

Orces's Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.