Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat vs Ray

Alionycteris paucidentata compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mindanao Pygmy 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	Alionycteris	Atlantoraja
Species	Alionycteris paucidentata	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat and Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ray