Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos vs Raya áspera

Arctocephalus galapagoensis compared with Raja radula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos	Raya áspera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Otariidae	Rajidae
Genus	Arctocephalus	Raja
Species	Arctocephalus galapagoensis	Raja radula

Evolutionary Relationship

Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos and Raya áspera share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos

EN — Endangered

Raya áspera

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos	Raya áspera
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Raya áspera