Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Devil fish

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Mobula mobular

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern while Devil fish is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Devil fish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Furnariidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Ancistrops	Mobula
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Mobula mobular

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-winged Hookbill and Devil fish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Devil fish

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Devil fish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Devil fish

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

The Chestnut-winged Hookbill (Ancistrops strigilatus) is a species in the genus Ancistrops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.