Great Fruit-eating Bat vs Ray

Artibeus lituratus compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Great Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great 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	Atlantoraja
Species	Artibeus lituratus	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Fruit-eating Bat	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.

Ray