Raya vs Parnaiba river stingray

Potamotrygon motoro compared with Potamotrygon signata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raya	Parnaiba river stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Elasmobranchii	Elasmobranchii
Order same	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family same	Potamotrygonidae	Potamotrygonidae
Genus same	Potamotrygon	Potamotrygon
Species	Potamotrygon motoro	Potamotrygon signata

Evolutionary Relationship

Raya and Parnaiba river stingray share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potamotrygon.

Conservation Status

Raya

DD — Data Deficient

Parnaiba river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raya	Parnaiba river stingray
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.

Parnaiba river stingray

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.