Black river stingray vs Fat-tailed false antechinus

Potamotrygon motoro compared with Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Key Differences

• Black river stingray is Data Deficient while Fat-tailed false antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black river stingray	Fat-tailed false antechinus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Potamotrygonidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Potamotrygon	Pseudantechinus
Species	Potamotrygon motoro	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black river stingray and Fat-tailed false antechinus share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black river stingray	Fat-tailed false antechinus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black river stingray

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Singapore, and Venezuela.

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black river stingray

The Black river stingray (Potamotrygon motoro) is a species in the genus Potamotrygon. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.