aquatic rat vs Reticulate round ray

Anotomys leander compared with Urotrygon reticulata

Key Differences

• aquatic rat is Endangered while Reticulate round ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aquatic rat	Reticulate round ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Anotomys	Urotrygon
Species	Anotomys leander	Urotrygon reticulata

Evolutionary Relationship

aquatic rat and Reticulate round ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

aquatic rat

EN — Endangered

Reticulate round ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aquatic rat	Reticulate round ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

aquatic rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Reticulate round ray

aquatic rat

The Aquatic rat (Anotomys leander) is a species in the genus Anotomys. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.