شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل vs Margay

Mobula thurstoni compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل is Endangered while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Myliobatiformes (لخمة بهشية)	Carnivora (لواحم)
Family	Myliobatidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Mobula	Leopardus
Species	Mobula thurstoni	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل and Margay share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (حبليات)

Conservation Status

شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل

EN — Endangered

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل	Margay
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.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

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.