Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Ray

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean 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	Brachyphylla	Atlantoraja
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.