Diablo vs Sambar de Java

Mobula hypostoma compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Diablo is Endangered while Sambar de Java is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diablo	Sambar de Java
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Myliobatidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Mobula	Rusa
Species	Mobula hypostoma	Rusa timorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Diablo and Sambar de Java share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Diablo

EN — Endangered

Sambar de Java

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diablo	Sambar de Java
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diablo

Sambar de Java

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.