Bael Fruit vs Dwarf round ray

Aegle marmelos compared with Urotrygon nana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bael Fruit Dwarf round ray
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Elasmobranchii
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family Rutaceae Urotrygonidae
Genus Aegle Urotrygon
Species Aegle marmelos Urotrygon nana

Conservation Status

Bael Fruit

NT — Near Threatened

Dwarf round ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bael Fruit Dwarf round ray
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bael Fruit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Dwarf round ray

Bael Fruit

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.

Dwarf round ray

No description available.

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