Blacktip skate vs Coimbra-Filho’s Titi

Dipturus melanospilus compared with Callicebus coimbrai

Key Differences

• Blacktip skate is Data Deficient while Coimbra-Filho’s Titi is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blacktip skate	Coimbra-Filho’s Titi
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Rajidae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Dipturus	Callicebus
Species	Dipturus melanospilus	Callicebus coimbrai

Evolutionary Relationship

Blacktip skate and Coimbra-Filho’s Titi share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blacktip skate

DD — Data Deficient

Coimbra-Filho’s Titi

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blacktip skate	Coimbra-Filho’s Titi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blacktip skate

Coimbra-Filho’s Titi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blacktip skate

The Blacktip skate (Dipturus melanospilus) is a species in the genus Dipturus. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.

Coimbra-Filho’s Titi

The Coimbra-Filho's Titi (Callicebus coimbrai), also known as Coimbra-Filho's Titi Monkey, is a small New World monkey in the family Pitheciidae, named in honour of the Brazilian primatologist Adelmar F. Coimbra-Filho. This titi monkey is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil, with its range restricted to the states of Sergipe and southern Alagoas—one of the most critically fragmented and threatened biomes on Earth. Adults are small, with reddish-brown fur on the flanks and upperparts, pale grey on the underparts, and an orange-red forehead band. Like all titi monkeys, Callicebus coimbrai is highly social, living in monogamous family groups of 2–5 individuals that engage in elaborate dawn duets and tail-twining behaviour as expressions of pair bonding. The species inhabits Atlantic Forest fragments, including lowland and highland forest patches, riverine gallery forest, and secondary growth, where it subsists on fruits, seeds, leaves, and occasional invertebrates. The Coimbra-Filho's Titi is classified as Endangered by the IUCN due to its severely fragmented range within one of the world's most deforested biomes, with less than 12% of original Atlantic Forest remaining, ongoing habitat loss from agricultural expansion, and small, isolated population sizes highly vulnerable to stochastic extinction events.