Diabo-do-mar vs Little Fruit-eating Bat

Mobula mobular compared with Artibeus ravus

Key Differences

• Diabo-do-mar is Endangered while Little Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diabo-do-mar	Little Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Myliobatidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Mobula	Artibeus
Species	Mobula mobular	Artibeus ravus

Evolutionary Relationship

Diabo-do-mar and Little Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Diabo-do-mar

EN — Endangered

Little Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diabo-do-mar	Little Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diabo-do-mar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Little Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.