Black river stingray vs Malayan Water Shrew

Potamotrygon motoro compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Black river stingray is Data Deficient while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black river stingray	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Potamotrygonidae	Soricidae
Genus	Potamotrygon	Chimarrogale
Species	Potamotrygon motoro	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Black river stingray and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black river stingray	Malayan Water Shrew
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.

Malayan Water Shrew

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.