Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Ray

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Atlantoraja
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Ray