Arraia vs Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

Potamotrygon motoro compared with Neofelis diardi

Key Differences

• Arraia is Data Deficient while Diardi’s Clouded Leopard is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arraia	Diardi’s Clouded Leopard
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Potamotrygonidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Potamotrygon	Neofelis (Clouded Leopards)
Species	Potamotrygon motoro	Neofelis diardi

Evolutionary Relationship

Arraia and Diardi’s Clouded Leopard share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Arraia

DD — Data Deficient

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arraia	Diardi’s Clouded Leopard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arraia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Singapore, and Venezuela.

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arraia

The Black river stingray (Potamotrygon motoro) is a species in the genus Potamotrygon. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.