Broadbacked stingaree vs Mono Araña Café

Urolophus expansus compared with Ateles hybridus

Key Differences

  • Broadbacked stingaree is Least Concern while Mono Araña Café is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broadbacked stingaree Mono Araña Café
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class Elasmobranchii Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes) Primates (Primates)
Family Urolophidae Atelidae
Genus Urolophus Ateles
Species Urolophus expansus Ateles hybridus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broadbacked stingaree and Mono Araña Café share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Broadbacked stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Mono Araña Café

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broadbacked stingaree Mono Araña Café
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadbacked stingaree

Mono Araña Café

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Broadbacked stingaree

The Broadbacked stingaree (Urolophus expansus) is a species in the genus Urolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Mono Araña Café

The Brown Spider Monkey (Ateles hybridus) is a species in the genus Ateles. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the

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