Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Roughback Whipray

Thyroptera discifera compared with Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Key Differences

• Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern while Roughback Whipray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Roughback Whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Thyropteridae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Fluvitrygon
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Roughback Whipray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Roughback Whipray
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.

Roughback Whipray