Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Ray

Thyroptera discifera compared with Bathyraja schroederi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Thyropteridae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Bathyraja
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Bathyraja schroederi

Evolutionary Relationship

Peters's Disk-winged Bat and Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Ray

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile.