Great Fruit-eating Bat vs Munk's devil ray

Artibeus lituratus compared with Mobula munkiana

Key Differences

  • Great Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Munk's devil ray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Great Fruit-eating Bat Munk's devil ray
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Elasmobranchii
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family Phyllostomidae Myliobatidae
Genus Artibeus Mobula
Species Artibeus lituratus Mobula munkiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Fruit-eating Bat and Munk's devil ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Munk's devil ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Great Fruit-eating Bat Munk's devil ray
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Munk's devil ray

Great Fruit-eating Bat

No description available.

Munk's devil ray

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia