Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Chilean devil ray

Cebus castaneus compared with Mobula tarapacana

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while Chilean devil ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Chilean devil ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Cebidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Cebus	Mobula
Species	Cebus castaneus	Mobula tarapacana

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin and Chilean devil ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Chilean devil ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Chilean devil ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

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.

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

The Chestnut Weeper Capuchin (Cebus castaneus) is a species in the genus Cebus. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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.