Matum vs Pale ray

Aegle marmelos compared with Bathyraja pallida

Key Differences

• Matum is Near Threatened while Pale ray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matum	Pale ray
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)	Rajiformes (อันดับปลาโรนัน)
Family	Rutaceae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Aegle	Bathyraja
Species	Aegle marmelos	Bathyraja pallida

Conservation Status

Matum

NT — Near Threatened

Pale ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Matum	Pale ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Matum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Pale ray

Matum

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.