Atlantic devil ray vs Common Sword-nosed Bat

Mobula hypostoma compared with Lonchorhina aurita

Key Differences

• Atlantic devil ray is Endangered while Common Sword-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic devil ray	Common Sword-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Myliobatiformes (อันดับปลากระเบน)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Myliobatidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Mobula	Lonchorhina
Species	Mobula hypostoma	Lonchorhina aurita

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic devil ray and Common Sword-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Atlantic devil ray

EN — Endangered

Common Sword-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic devil ray	Common Sword-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic devil ray

Common Sword-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Atlantic devil ray

The Atlantic devil ray (Mobula hypostoma) is a species in the genus Mobula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Common Sword-nosed Bat

<em>Lonchorhina aurita</em>, the common sword-nosed bat, is a microchiropteran bat in the family Phyllostomidae, order Chiroptera. It is distributed across northern South America, with confirmed records from Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, typically roosting in caves, tunnels, and hollow trees in humid tropical forests. The species is named for its exceptionally elongated, sword-like noseleaf, one of the most prominent of any bat species, which is thought to play a role in echolocation signal emission and directionality. <em>Lonchorhina aurita</em> is insectivorous, feeding primarily on insects captured in flight through echolocation within forested environments. It is typically gregarious, roosting in colonies that may include hundreds of individuals. Biological traits including average lifespan, body mass, and forearm length under field conditions remain poorly documented in the scientific literature. The species is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN, with a reasonably broad distribution and populations that are not currently under severe threat, though continued deforestation and cave disturbance in South America may pose growing risks to local colonies over the long term.