Large Fruit-eating Bat vs Prickled ray

Artibeus amplus compared with Malacoraja spinacidermis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Fruit-eating Bat	Prickled ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rajidae
Genus	Artibeus	Malacoraja
Species	Artibeus amplus	Malacoraja spinacidermis

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Fruit-eating Bat and Prickled ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Fruit-eating Bat	Prickled ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Prickled ray