beach alectryon vs Bentfin devil ray

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Mobula thurstoni

Key Differences

  • beach alectryon is Least Concern while Bentfin devil ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank beach alectryon Bentfin devil ray
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Elasmobranchii
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family Sapindaceae Myliobatidae
Genus Alectryon Mobula
Species Alectryon coriaceus Mobula thurstoni

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Bentfin devil ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute beach alectryon Bentfin devil ray
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

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

Bentfin devil ray

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.

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bentfin devil ray

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.

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