شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل vs Lesser devilray

Mobula thurstoni compared with Mobula kuhlii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل	Lesser devilray
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 thurstoni	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Mobula.

Conservation Status

شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل

EN — Endangered

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل	Lesser devilray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Lesser devilray

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.