Gray-cowled Wood-Rail vs Lesser devilray

Aramides cajanea compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Gray-cowled Wood-Rail is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Rallidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Aramides	Mobula
Species	Aramides cajanea	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail	Lesser devilray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Lesser devilray

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail (Aramides cajanea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.