Jamaican fruit bat vs Marbled stingray

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Dasyatis marmorata

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while Marbled stingray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Marbled stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Artibeus	Dasyatis
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Dasyatis marmorata

Evolutionary Relationship

Jamaican fruit bat and Marbled stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Marbled stingray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Marbled stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Marbled stingray