Sambar de Java vs Lesser devilray

Rusa timorensis compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Sambar de Java is Vulnerable while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sambar de Java	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Rusa	Mobula
Species	Rusa timorensis	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Sambar de Java and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Sambar de Java

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sambar de Java	Lesser devilray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sambar de Java

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lesser devilray