Atlantic devil ray vs Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Mobula hypostoma compared with Scotonycteris bergmansi

Key Differences

• Atlantic devil ray is Endangered while Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic devil ray	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Myliobatidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Mobula	Scotonycteris
Species	Mobula hypostoma	Scotonycteris bergmansi

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic devil ray and Bergmans’s Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Atlantic devil ray

EN — Endangered

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic devil ray	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic devil ray

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

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.

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

The Bergmans’s Fruit Bat (Scotonycteris bergmansi) is a species in the genus Scotonycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.