Australian shovelnose ray vs Katung Fa

Aptychotrema rostrata compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian shovelnose ray	Katung Fa
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)
Family	Rhinobatidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Aptychotrema	Alstonia
Species	Aptychotrema rostrata	Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Australian shovelnose ray

LC — Least Concern

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian shovelnose ray	Katung Fa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian shovelnose ray

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Australian shovelnose ray

The Australian shovelnose ray (Aptychotrema rostrata) is a species in the genus Aptychotrema. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Aptychotrema rostrata contributes to the biodiversity of its native ecosystems.