Atlantic devil ray vs Little Fruit-eating Bat

Mobula hypostoma compared with Artibeus ravus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Atlantic devil ray Little Fruit-eating 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 Artibeus
Species Mobula hypostoma Artibeus ravus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Atlantic devil ray

EN — Endangered

Little Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic devil ray

Little Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.

Little Fruit-eating Bat

No description available.

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