Blue-eared Kingfisher vs Chilean devil ray

Alcedo meninting compared with Mobula tarapacana

Key Differences

• Blue-eared Kingfisher is Least Concern while Chilean devil ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Chilean devil ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Alcedinidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Alcedo	Mobula
Species	Alcedo meninting	Mobula tarapacana

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-eared Kingfisher and Chilean devil ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blue-eared Kingfisher

LC — Least Concern

Chilean devil ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Chilean devil ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-eared Kingfisher

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Chilean devil ray

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, Portugal, Taiwan, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blue-eared Kingfisher

The Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) is a species in the genus Alcedo. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Chilean devil ray

The Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana) is a species in the genus Mobula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.