Diablo vs Diablo gigante de Guinea

Mobula hypostoma compared with Mobula tarapacana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Diablo Diablo gigante de Guinea
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class same Elasmobranchii Elasmobranchii
Order same Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes) Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family same Myliobatidae Myliobatidae
Genus same Mobula Mobula
Species Mobula hypostoma Mobula tarapacana

Evolutionary Relationship

Diablo and Diablo gigante de Guinea share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Mobula.

Conservation Status

Diablo

EN — Endangered

Diablo gigante de Guinea

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Diablo Diablo gigante de Guinea
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diablo

Diablo gigante de Guinea

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Diablo

The Atlantic devil ray (Mobula hypostoma) is a species in the genus Mobula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Diablo gigante de Guinea

The Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana) is a species in the genus Mobula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

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