Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat vs Lesser devilray

Macroglossus sobrinus compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Macroglossus	Mobula
Species	Macroglossus sobrinus	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	Lesser devilray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser devilray