Galapagos fur seal vs Munk's devil ray

Arctocephalus galapagoensis compared with Mobula munkiana

Key Differences

Galapagos fur seal is Endangered while Munk's devil ray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Galapagos fur seal	Munk's devil ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Otariidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Arctocephalus	Mobula
Species	Arctocephalus galapagoensis	Mobula munkiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Galapagos fur seal and Munk's devil ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Galapagos fur seal

EN — Endangered

Munk's devil ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Galapagos fur seal	Munk's devil ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Galapagos fur seal

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.