Bishop ray vs hooked-pepperwort

Aetobatus narinari compared with Marsilea vestita

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop ray	hooked-pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Elasmobranchii	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Myliobatidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Aetobatus	Marsilea
Species	Aetobatus narinari	Marsilea vestita

Conservation Status

Bishop ray

NT — Near Threatened

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop ray	hooked-pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop ray

Habitat

Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Taiwan, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

hooked-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bishop ray

The Bishop ray (Aetobatus narinari) is a species in the genus Aetobatus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.