cachalot pygmé vs Raie de Murray

Kogia breviceps compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Key Differences

• cachalot pygmé is Data Deficient while Raie de Murray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cachalot pygmé	Raie de Murray
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Kogiidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Kogia	Bathyraja
Species	Kogia breviceps	Bathyraja murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

cachalot pygmé and Raie de Murray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

cachalot pygmé

DD — Data Deficient

Raie de Murray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cachalot pygmé	Raie de Murray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cachalot pygmé

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Raie de Murray