Raya vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Potamotrygon motoro compared with Sorex roboratus

Key Differences

• Raya is Data Deficient while Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raya	Flat-skulled Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Potamotrygonidae	Soricidae
Genus	Potamotrygon	Sorex
Species	Potamotrygon motoro	Sorex roboratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Raya and Flat-skulled Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Raya

DD — Data Deficient

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raya	Flat-skulled Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raya

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Singapore, and Venezuela.

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Raya

The Black river stingray (Potamotrygon motoro) is a species in the genus Potamotrygon. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.