Spotted Sandpiper vs Tumbes round stingray

Actitis macularius compared with Urobatis tumbesensis

Key Differences

• Spotted Sandpiper is Least Concern while Tumbes round stingray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spotted Sandpiper	Tumbes round stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Scolopacidae	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Actitis	Urobatis
Species	Actitis macularius	Urobatis tumbesensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Spotted Sandpiper and Tumbes round stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Tumbes round stingray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spotted Sandpiper	Tumbes round stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Spotted Sandpiper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Tumbes round stingray

Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 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.