Chilean devil ray vs Hamadryas baboon

Mobula tarapacana compared with Papio hamadryas

Key Differences

• Chilean devil ray is Endangered while Hamadryas baboon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean devil ray	Hamadryas baboon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Myliobatidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Mobula	Papio
Species	Mobula tarapacana	Papio hamadryas

Evolutionary Relationship

Chilean devil ray and Hamadryas baboon share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chilean devil ray

EN — Endangered

Hamadryas baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean devil ray	Hamadryas baboon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Hamadryas baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia