Australian shovelnose ray vs round-leaf cassia

Aptychotrema rostrata compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian shovelnose ray	round-leaf cassia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Rhinobatidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aptychotrema	Chamaecrista
Species	Aptychotrema rostrata	Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Australian shovelnose ray

LC — Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian shovelnose ray	round-leaf cassia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian shovelnose ray

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.