Calamus vs Red-blotched river stingray

Acorus calamus compared with Potamotrygon ocellata

Key Differences

• Calamus is Least Concern while Red-blotched river stingray is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Red-blotched river stingray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Acoraceae	Potamotrygonidae
Genus	Acorus	Potamotrygon
Species	Acorus calamus	Potamotrygon ocellata

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Red-blotched river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Red-blotched river stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Calamus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Red-blotched river stingray

Calamus

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.