Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby vs Chilean devil ray

Onychogalea fraenata compared with Mobula tarapacana

Key Differences

• Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby is Vulnerable while Chilean devil ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby	Chilean devil ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Onychogalea	Mobula
Species	Onychogalea fraenata	Mobula tarapacana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby and Chilean devil ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby

VU — Vulnerable

Chilean devil ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby	Chilean devil ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby

The Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata) is a species in the genus Onychogalea. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.