Bigtooth river stingray vs Dark fruit-eating bat

Potamotrygon henlei compared with Artibeus obscurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bigtooth river stingray	Dark 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	Potamotrygonidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Potamotrygon	Artibeus
Species	Potamotrygon henlei	Artibeus obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bigtooth river stingray and Dark fruit-eating bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bigtooth river stingray

LC — Least Concern

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bigtooth river stingray	Dark fruit-eating bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bigtooth river stingray

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Bigtooth river stingray

The Bigtooth river stingray (Potamotrygon henlei) is a species in the genus Potamotrygon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.