Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Short-tailed river stingray

Artibeus anderseni compared with Potamotrygon brachyura

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Short-tailed river stingray is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Short-tailed river stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Potamotrygonidae
Genus	Artibeus	Potamotrygon
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Potamotrygon brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Short-tailed river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Short-tailed river 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.

Short-tailed river stingray

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.