Bird's Eye vs Butterfly ray

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Gymnura crebripunctata

Key Differences

  • Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Butterfly ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Butterfly ray
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Elasmobranchii
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family Sapindaceae Gymnuridae
Genus Alectryon Gymnura
Species Alectryon subcinereus Gymnura crebripunctata

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Butterfly ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Butterfly ray
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

Butterfly ray

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) 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.

Butterfly ray

The Butterfly ray (Gymnura crebripunctata) is a species in the genus Gymnura. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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