Atlantic devil ray vs Centuryplant

Mobula hypostoma compared with Agave americana

Key Differences

  • Atlantic devil ray is Endangered while Centuryplant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Atlantic devil ray Centuryplant
Kingdom Animalia (حيوانات) Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum Chordata (حبليات) Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class Elasmobranchii Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order Myliobatiformes (لخمة بهشية) Asparagales (هليونيات)
Family Myliobatidae Asparagaceae
Genus Mobula Agave
Species Mobula hypostoma Agave americana

Conservation Status

Atlantic devil ray

EN — Endangered

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Atlantic devil ray Centuryplant
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic devil ray

Centuryplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Centuryplant

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].

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