Atlantic devil ray vs Black Bent

Mobula hypostoma compared with Agrostis gigantea

Key Differences

• Atlantic devil ray is Endangered while Black Bent is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic devil ray	Black Bent
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Myliobatidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Mobula	Agrostis
Species	Mobula hypostoma	Agrostis gigantea

Conservation Status

Atlantic devil ray

EN — Endangered

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic devil ray	Black Bent
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic devil ray

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Atlantic devil ray

The Atlantic devil ray (Mobula hypostoma) is a species in the genus Mobula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.