Banded eagle ray vs Lantana

Aetomylaeus nichofii compared with Lantana camara

Key Differences

Banded eagle ray is Vulnerable while Lantana is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded eagle ray	Lantana
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Stechrochenartige)	Lamiales (Lippenblütlerartige)
Family	Myliobatidae	Verbenaceae
Genus	Aetomylaeus	Lantana
Species	Aetomylaeus nichofii	Lantana camara

Conservation Status

Banded eagle ray

VU — Vulnerable

Lantana

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded eagle ray	Lantana
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded eagle ray

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lantana

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (30 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Banded eagle ray

The Banded eagle ray (Aetomylaeus nichofii) is a species in the genus Aetomylaeus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.