Raya gavilán vs Venado Chonta

Myliobatis californica compared with Mazama rufina

Key Differences

• Raya gavilán is Least Concern while Venado Chonta is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raya gavilán	Venado Chonta
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	Myliobatis	Mazama
Species	Myliobatis californica	Mazama rufina

Evolutionary Relationship

Raya gavilán and Venado Chonta share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Raya gavilán

LC — Least Concern

Venado Chonta

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raya gavilán	Venado Chonta
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raya gavilán

Venado Chonta

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Raya gavilán

The Bat eagle ray (Myliobatis californica) is a species in the genus Myliobatis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.