Diablo gigante de Guinea vs Golden Spiny Mouse

Mobula tarapacana compared with Acomys russatus

Key Differences

• Diablo gigante de Guinea is Endangered while Golden Spiny Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diablo gigante de Guinea	Golden Spiny Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Myliobatidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Mobula	Acomys
Species	Mobula tarapacana	Acomys russatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Diablo gigante de Guinea and Golden Spiny Mouse share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Diablo gigante de Guinea

EN — Endangered

Golden Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diablo gigante de Guinea	Golden Spiny Mouse
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.

Golden Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.