Bat ray: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the bat ray lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Myliobatis californica
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Myliobatiformes
Family	Myliobatidae

Where does the bat ray live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bat ray in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the bat ray endangered?

The bat ray’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the bat ray?

The bat ray (Myliobatis californica) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Myliobatiformes and the family Myliobatidae, genus Myliobatis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bat ray

The bat ray (Myliobatis californica) is an eagle ray that has a diamond ray-like form that consists of pectoral fins that are wing-like and end in blunt points. The head is broad and raised higher than the pectoral fins. The eyes are laterally situated on the broad head. Below the front of the head projection is a horizontal depression. This means that instead of the head being flat, there is a slight indent in the top of the head in between the eyes. The tail is whip-like and is typically incomplete with at least one venomous spine at the base of the tail. The incomplete aspect means that the tail consists of cartilage instead of bone. The dorsal side is black or a dark brown while the ventral side is white with the exception of the areas close to the tips or disk.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bat ray (revision 1376727558), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1722247 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).