Black river stingray vs Lang's Red Colobus

Potamotrygon motoro compared with Piliocolobus langi

Key Differences

• Black river stingray is Data Deficient while Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black river stingray	Lang's Red Colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Potamotrygonidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Potamotrygon	Piliocolobus
Species	Potamotrygon motoro	Piliocolobus langi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black river stingray and Lang's Red Colobus share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black river stingray	Lang's Red Colobus
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.

Lang's Red Colobus

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.