Peters's Ghost-faced Bat vs Smallthorn skate

Mormoops megalophylla compared with Bathyraja minispinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Ghost-faced 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	Mormoopidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Mormoops	Bathyraja
Species	Mormoops megalophylla	Bathyraja minispinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Smallthorn skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat	Smallthorn skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Smallthorn skate