Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Smallthorn skate

Thyroptera discifera compared with Bathyraja minispinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Smallthorn skate
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 minispinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Smallthorn skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Smallthorn skate
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.

Smallthorn skate