Dark fruit-eating bat vs Great stingaree

Artibeus obscurus compared with Urolophus bucculentus

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Great stingaree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Great stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Urolophidae
Genus	Artibeus	Urolophus
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Urolophus bucculentus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Great stingaree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Great stingaree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Great stingaree