Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat vs Chilean devil ray

Hipposideros galeritus compared with Mobula tarapacana

Key Differences

• Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Chilean devil ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat	Chilean devil ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Hipposideridae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Hipposideros	Mobula
Species	Hipposideros galeritus	Mobula tarapacana

Evolutionary Relationship

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat and Chilean devil ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Chilean devil ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat	Chilean devil ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chilean devil ray

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, Portugal, Taiwan, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

The Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros galeritus) is a species in the genus Hipposideros. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chilean devil ray

The Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana) is a species in the genus Mobula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.