Atlantic devil ray vs Great Stripe-faced Bat

Mobula hypostoma compared with Vampyrodes caraccioli

Key Differences

• Atlantic devil ray is Endangered while Great Stripe-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic devil ray	Great Stripe-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Myliobatidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Mobula	Vampyrodes
Species	Mobula hypostoma	Vampyrodes caraccioli

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic devil ray and Great Stripe-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Atlantic devil ray

EN — Endangered

Great Stripe-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic devil ray	Great Stripe-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic devil ray

Great Stripe-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.