Arraia vs Himalayan Rat

Potamotrygon motoro compared with Rattus pyctoris

Key Differences

• Arraia is Data Deficient while Himalayan Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arraia	Himalayan Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Potamotrygonidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Potamotrygon	Rattus
Species	Potamotrygon motoro	Rattus pyctoris

Evolutionary Relationship

Arraia and Himalayan Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Arraia

DD — Data Deficient

Himalayan Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arraia	Himalayan Rat
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.

Himalayan Rat

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.