Diable de mer chilien vs Mante de Munk

Mobula tarapacana compared with Mobula munkiana

Key Differences

• Diable de mer chilien is Endangered while Mante de Munk is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diable de mer chilien	Mante de Munk
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Elasmobranchii	Elasmobranchii
Order same	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family same	Myliobatidae	Myliobatidae
Genus same	Mobula	Mobula
Species	Mobula tarapacana	Mobula munkiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Diable de mer chilien and Mante de Munk share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Mobula.

Conservation Status

Diable de mer chilien

EN — Endangered

Mante de Munk

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diable de mer chilien	Mante de Munk
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diable de mer chilien

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Mante de Munk

Diable de mer chilien

The Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana) is a species in the genus Mobula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.