Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Ray

Artibeus anderseni compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Artibeus	Atlantoraja
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Ray
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.

Ray

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus anderseni) 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.