Fake round ray vs Great Fruit-eating Bat

Urotrygon simulatrix compared with Artibeus lituratus

Key Differences

• Fake round ray is Vulnerable while Great Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fake round ray	Great Fruit-eating 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 simulatrix	Artibeus lituratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fake round ray and Great Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Fake round ray

VU — Vulnerable

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fake round ray	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fake round ray

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.