Dwarf round ray vs Jamaican fruit bat

Urotrygon nana compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Dwarf round ray is Near Threatened while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf round ray	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Urotrygonidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Urotrygon	Artibeus
Species	Urotrygon nana	Artibeus jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf round ray and Jamaican fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dwarf round ray

NT — Near Threatened

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf round ray	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf round ray

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.