Black river stingray vs Short-tailed river stingray

Potamotrygon motoro compared with Potamotrygon brachyura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black river stingray	Short-tailed river stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Elasmobranchii	Elasmobranchii
Order same	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family same	Potamotrygonidae	Potamotrygonidae
Genus same	Potamotrygon	Potamotrygon
Species	Potamotrygon motoro	Potamotrygon brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

Black river stingray and Short-tailed river stingray share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potamotrygon.

Conservation Status

Black river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Short-tailed river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black river stingray	Short-tailed river stingray
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.

Short-tailed river stingray

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.