Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Marbled stingray

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Dasyatis marmorata

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Marbled stingray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Marbled stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Artibeus	Dasyatis
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Dasyatis marmorata

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Marbled stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marbled stingray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Marbled stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Marbled stingray

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus aequatorialis) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.