Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat vs Ray

Artibeus cinereus compared with Bathyraja schroederi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Artibeus	Bathyraja
Species	Artibeus cinereus	Bathyraja schroederi

Evolutionary Relationship

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat and Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat	Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Ray

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile.