Bentfin devil ray vs Brush-tailed Mulgara

Mobula thurstoni compared with Dasycercus blythi

Key Differences

• Bentfin devil ray is Endangered while Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bentfin devil ray	Brush-tailed Mulgara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Myliobatidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Mobula	Dasycercus
Species	Mobula thurstoni	Dasycercus blythi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bentfin devil ray and Brush-tailed Mulgara share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bentfin devil ray

EN — Endangered

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bentfin devil ray	Brush-tailed Mulgara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Brush-tailed Mulgara

The Brush-tailed Mulgara (Dasycercus blythi) is a species in the genus Dasycercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.