Peale’s Free-tailed Bat vs Ray

Nyctinomops aurispinosus compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peale’s Free-tailed 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	Nyctinomops	Atlantoraja
Species	Nyctinomops aurispinosus	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat and Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Ray