Murray's skate vs Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Bathyraja murrayi compared with Mormoops megalophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Murray's skate	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Arhynchobatidae	Mormoopidae
Genus	Bathyraja	Mormoops
Species	Bathyraja murrayi	Mormoops megalophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Murray's skate and Peters's Ghost-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Murray's skate	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Murray's skate

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.