pigargo-americano vs Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Manta birostris

Key Differences

• pigargo-americano is Not Evaluated while Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is Endangered.
• pigargo-americano is carnivore while Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is omnivore.
• Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is 280.0x heavier than pigargo-americano.
• Giant Oceanic Manta Ray lives longer (50 years vs 28 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pigargo-americano	Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Rhincodontidae (Whale Sharks)
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Rhincodon (Whale Sharks)
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Manta birostris

Evolutionary Relationship

pigargo-americano and Giant Oceanic Manta Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pigargo-americano	Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
Diet	Carnivore	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	28 years	50 years
Average Length	90 cm	5.0 m
Average Weight	5.0 kg	1.4 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

pigargo-americano

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Ecuador).

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.

pigargo-americano

A ave nacional dos Estados Unidos e símbolo do sucesso conservacionista americano, a águia-careca tem uma envergadura de até 2,4 metros e habita florestas e zonas húmidas próximas de águas abertas em toda a América do Norte. Quase extinta na década de 1960 devido ao envenenamento por DDT e à caça, recuperou de forma notável após as proibições de pesticidas e a Lei das Espécies em Perigo.

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

A manta-diabo-gigante (Manta birostris) é a maior espécie de raia, com uma envergadura de até 7 metros. São animais filtradores que se alimentam de plâncton.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador