Black river stingray vs Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Potamotrygon motoro compared with Cercopithecus petaurista

Key Differences

• Black river stingray is Data Deficient while Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black river stingray	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
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	Cercopithecus
Species	Potamotrygon motoro	Cercopithecus petaurista

Evolutionary Relationship

Black river stingray and Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black river stingray	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
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.

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

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.