Broadbacked stingaree vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Urolophus expansus compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Broadbacked stingaree is Least Concern while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadbacked stingaree	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Urolophidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Urolophus	Rhinophylla
Species	Urolophus expansus	Rhinophylla alethina

Evolutionary Relationship

Broadbacked stingaree and Hairy Little Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

Broadbacked stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadbacked stingaree	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadbacked stingaree

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Broadbacked stingaree

The Broadbacked stingaree (Urolophus expansus) is a species in the genus Urolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.