Alectryon vs Hortle's whipray

Alectryon tropicus compared with Pateobatis hortlei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alectryon Hortle's whipray
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Elasmobranchii
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family Sapindaceae Dasyatidae
Genus Alectryon Pateobatis
Species Alectryon tropicus Pateobatis hortlei

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Hortle's whipray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alectryon Hortle's whipray
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Hortle's whipray

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Hortle's whipray

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia