Australian shovelnose ray vs Deviltree

Aptychotrema rostrata compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian shovelnose ray	Deviltree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Rhinobatidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Aptychotrema	Alstonia
Species	Aptychotrema rostrata	Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Australian shovelnose ray

LC — Least Concern

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian shovelnose ray	Deviltree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian shovelnose ray

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Australian shovelnose ray

The Australian shovelnose ray (Aptychotrema rostrata) is a species in the genus Aptychotrema. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Aptychotrema rostrata contributes to the biodiversity of its native ecosystems.