Atlantic devil ray vs شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل

Mobula hypostoma compared with Mobula thurstoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Atlantic devil ray شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل
Kingdom same Animalia (حيوانات) Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same Chordata (حبليات) Chordata (حبليات)
Class same Elasmobranchii Elasmobranchii
Order same Myliobatiformes (لخمة بهشية) Myliobatiformes (لخمة بهشية)
Family same Myliobatidae Myliobatidae
Genus same Mobula Mobula
Species Mobula hypostoma Mobula thurstoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic devil ray and شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Mobula.

Conservation Status

Atlantic devil ray

EN — Endangered

شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Atlantic devil ray شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic devil ray

شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Chile and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Atlantic devil ray

The Atlantic devil ray (Mobula hypostoma) is a species in the genus Mobula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل

The Bentfin devil ray (Mobula thurstoni) is a species in the genus Mobula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

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