Hairy Fruit-eating Bat vs Ray

Artibeus hirsutus compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy 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 hirsutus	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat	Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ray