Blue star vs Tumbes round stingray

Amsonia orientalis compared with Urobatis tumbesensis

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Tumbes round stingray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Tumbes round stingray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Apocynaceae	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Amsonia	Urobatis
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Urobatis tumbesensis

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Tumbes round stingray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Tumbes round stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Tumbes round stingray

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.