Raya vs Papión Chico

Potamotrygon motoro compared with Papio kindae

Key Differences

• Raya is Data Deficient while Papión Chico is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raya	Papión Chico
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Potamotrygonidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Potamotrygon	Papio
Species	Potamotrygon motoro	Papio kindae

Evolutionary Relationship

Raya and Papión Chico share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Raya

DD — Data Deficient

Papión Chico

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raya	Papión Chico
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.

Papión Chico

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.