Giant Oceanic Manta Ray vs Lobo gris

Manta birostris compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

• Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is Endangered while Lobo gris is Critically Endangered.
• Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is omnivore while Lobo gris is carnivore.
• Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is 31.1x heavier than Lobo gris.
• Giant Oceanic Manta Ray lives longer (50 years vs 13 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Oceanic Manta Ray	Lobo gris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Rhincodontidae (Whale Sharks)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Rhincodon (Whale Sharks)	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Manta birostris	Canis lupus

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray and Lobo gris share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Lobo gris

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Oceanic Manta Ray	Lobo gris
Diet	Omnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	50 years	13 years
Average Length	5.0 m	1.6 m
Average Weight	1.4 t	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Range

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

Lobo gris

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 13 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Vanuatu), and South America (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

La manta raya gigante oceánica (Manta birostris) es la especie de raya más grande, con una envergadura de hasta 7 metros. Son animales filtradores que se alimentan de plancton.

Lobo gris

El lobo gris (Canis lupus), el cánido silvestre más ampliamente distribuido, se extiende desde América del Norte a través de Eurasia en hábitats diversos que incluyen la tundra, bosques y praderas. Son animales altamente sociales que viven en manadas familiares lideradas por una pareja reproductora dominante. Como depredadores clave, los lobos regulan las poblaciones de presas y moldean profundamente la estructura del ecosistema, como demostró su reintroducción en Yellowstone. Antes muy perseguidos, las poblaciones se están recuperando en muchas regiones.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador