Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Chilean devil ray

Anarta melanopa compared with Mobula tarapacana

Key Differences

  • Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Chilean devil ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-Bordered White Underwing Chilean devil ray
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Elasmobranchii
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family Noctuidae Myliobatidae
Genus Anarta Mobula
Species Anarta melanopa Mobula tarapacana

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and Chilean devil ray share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Chilean devil ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-Bordered White Underwing Chilean devil ray
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

The Broad-Bordered White Underwing (Anarta melanopa) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

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