Black river stingray vs Miller's Saki

Potamotrygon motoro compared with Pithecia milleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black river stingray	Miller's Saki
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Potamotrygonidae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Potamotrygon	Pithecia
Species	Potamotrygon motoro	Pithecia milleri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Miller's Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black river stingray	Miller's Saki
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.

Miller's Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador