Chilean devil ray vs Porter s Rock Rat

Mobula tarapacana compared with Aconaemys porteri

Key Differences

Chilean devil ray is Endangered while Porter s Rock Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean devil ray	Porter s Rock Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Myliobatidae	Octodontidae
Genus	Mobula	Aconaemys
Species	Mobula tarapacana	Aconaemys porteri

Evolutionary Relationship

Chilean devil ray and Porter s Rock Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Chilean devil ray

EN — Endangered

Porter s Rock Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean devil ray	Porter s Rock Rat
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.

Porter s Rock Rat

Habitat

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.