Black river stingray vs Ooldea dunnart

Potamotrygon motoro compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• Black river stingray is Data Deficient while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black river stingray	Ooldea dunnart
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	Sminthopsis
Species	Potamotrygon motoro	Sminthopsis ooldea

Evolutionary Relationship

Black river stingray and Ooldea dunnart share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black river stingray	Ooldea dunnart
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.

Ooldea dunnart

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.