Australian shovelnose ray vs mango-pine

Aptychotrema rostrata compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian shovelnose ray	mango-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Rhinobatidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Aptychotrema	Barringtonia
Species	Aptychotrema rostrata	Barringtonia asiatica

Conservation Status

Australian shovelnose ray

LC — Least Concern

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian shovelnose ray	mango-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian shovelnose ray

mango-pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Taiwan.

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.