Matum vs Roughback Whipray

Aegle marmelos compared with Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Key Differences

• Matum is Near Threatened while Roughback Whipray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matum	Roughback Whipray
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)	Myliobatiformes (อันดับปลากระเบน)
Family	Rutaceae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Aegle	Fluvitrygon
Species	Aegle marmelos	Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Conservation Status

Matum

NT — Near Threatened

Roughback Whipray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Matum	Roughback Whipray
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.

Roughback Whipray

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.