Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Atlantic devil ray

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Mobula hypostoma

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Atlantic devil ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Atlantic devil ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Mobula
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Mobula hypostoma

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and Atlantic devil ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Atlantic devil ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Atlantic devil ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Atlantic devil ray

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Atlantic devil ray

The Atlantic devil ray (Mobula hypostoma) is a species in the genus Mobula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.