شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل vs Munk's devil ray

Mobula thurstoni compared with Mobula munkiana

Key Differences

• شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل is Endangered while Munk's devil ray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل	Munk's devil ray
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 munkiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل

EN — Endangered

Munk's devil ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	شيطان البحر الناعم الذيل	Munk's devil ray
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.

Munk's devil ray

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.