Diablo gigante de Guinea vs Manta arpón

Mobula tarapacana compared with Mobula japanica

Key Differences

Diablo gigante de Guinea is Endangered while Manta arpón is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diablo gigante de Guinea	Manta arpón
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Elasmobranchii	Elasmobranchii
Order same	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family same	Myliobatidae	Myliobatidae
Genus same	Mobula	Mobula
Species	Mobula tarapacana	Mobula japanica

Evolutionary Relationship

Diablo gigante de Guinea and Manta arpón share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Mobula.

Vista Genus: Mobula

Conservation Status

Diablo gigante de Guinea

EN — Endangered

Manta arpón

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diablo gigante de Guinea	Manta arpón
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diablo gigante de Guinea

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

Manta arpón

Habitat

Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile and Taiwan.

Diablo gigante de Guinea

The Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana) 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.