American Flamingo vs Prickled ray

Phoenicopterus ruber compared with Malacoraja spinacidermis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Flamingo	Prickled ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Phoenicopteriformes (Flamingos)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos)	Rajidae
Genus	Phoenicopterus (Flamingos)	Malacoraja
Species	Phoenicopterus ruber	Malacoraja spinacidermis

Evolutionary Relationship

American Flamingo and Prickled ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

American Flamingo

LC — Least Concern

Prickled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Flamingo	Prickled ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Flamingo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Prickled ray

American Flamingo

The most vibrantly colored flamingo species, American flamingos display brilliant scarlet-pink plumage from the carotenoid pigments in their crustacean diet. Found in Caribbean coastal lagoons, salt pans, and mangrove swamps from the Bahamas and Florida through Central America and the Galapagos. Highly gregarious, they nest in huge colonies on mudflat mounds. Their distinctive deep pink color is used to signal health and reproductive quality to potential mates.