Brown Fruit-eating Bat vs Butterfly ray

Artibeus concolor compared with Gymnura crebripunctata

Key Differences

• Brown Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Butterfly ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Fruit-eating Bat	Butterfly ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Gymnuridae
Genus	Artibeus	Gymnura
Species	Artibeus concolor	Gymnura crebripunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Fruit-eating Bat and Butterfly ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Butterfly ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Fruit-eating Bat	Butterfly ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Butterfly ray

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

The Brown Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus concolor) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Butterfly ray

The Butterfly ray (Gymnura crebripunctata) is a species in the genus Gymnura. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.