Dark fruit-eating bat vs Hortle's whipray

Artibeus obscurus compared with Pateobatis hortlei

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Hortle's whipray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Hortle's whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Artibeus	Pateobatis
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Pateobatis hortlei

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and Hortle's whipray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Hortle's whipray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Hortle's whipray
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.

Hortle's whipray