Chupa sangre vs Huapo

Mobula thurstoni compared with Pithecia monachus

Key Differences

• Chupa sangre is Endangered while Huapo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chupa sangre	Huapo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Myliobatidae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Mobula	Pithecia
Species	Mobula thurstoni	Pithecia monachus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chupa sangre and Huapo share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Chupa sangre

EN — Endangered

Huapo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chupa sangre	Huapo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chupa sangre

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

Huapo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chupa sangre

The Bentfin devil ray (Mobula thurstoni) 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.