Mountain Tapir vs Munk's devil ray

Tapirus pinchaque compared with Mobula munkiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Tapir	Munk's devil ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Tapiridae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Tapirus	Mobula
Species	Tapirus pinchaque	Mobula munkiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Munk's devil ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Tapir	Munk's devil ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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