Dwarf round ray vs New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Urotrygon nana compared with Notopteris neocaledonicus

Key Differences

• Dwarf round ray is Near Threatened while New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf round ray	New Caledonia Long-tailed 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Urotrygon	Notopteris
Species	Urotrygon nana	Notopteris neocaledonicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf round ray and New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dwarf round ray

NT — Near Threatened

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf round ray	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf round ray

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.