Peale’s Free-tailed Bat vs Roughbelly skate

Nyctinomops aurispinosus compared with Dipturus springeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Roughbelly skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Molossidae	Rajidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Dipturus
Species	Nyctinomops aurispinosus	Dipturus springeri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Roughbelly skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Roughbelly skate
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.

Roughbelly skate