Delicate Tube-nosed Bat vs Ray

Murina gracilis compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Delicate Tube-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Tube-nosed Bat	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Murina	Atlantoraja
Species	Murina gracilis	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat and Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Tube-nosed Bat	Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Ray