Raia estrellada vs Great Fruit-eating Bat

Raja asterias compared with Artibeus lituratus

Key Differences

• Raia estrellada is Near Threatened while Great Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raia estrellada	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rajidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Raja	Artibeus
Species	Raja asterias	Artibeus lituratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Raia estrellada and Great Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Raia estrellada

NT — Near Threatened

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raia estrellada	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raia estrellada

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Raia estrellada

The Atlantic starry skate (Raja asterias) is a species in the genus Raja. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.