Bemaraha Woolly Lemur vs Chilean devil ray

Avahi cleesei compared with Mobula tarapacana

Key Differences

• Bemaraha Woolly Lemur is Critically Endangered while Chilean devil ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bemaraha Woolly Lemur	Chilean devil ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Indriidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Avahi	Mobula
Species	Avahi cleesei	Mobula tarapacana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bemaraha Woolly Lemur and Chilean devil ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bemaraha Woolly Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Chilean devil ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bemaraha Woolly Lemur	Chilean devil ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bemaraha Woolly Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chilean 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, Colombia, Portugal, Taiwan, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bemaraha Woolly Lemur

The Bemaraha Woolly Lemur (Avahi cleesei) is a species in the genus Avahi. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chilean devil ray

The Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana) 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.