Arraia vs Large Luzon Carpomys

Potamotrygon motoro compared with Carpomys melanurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arraia	Large Luzon Carpomys
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	Carpomys
Species	Potamotrygon motoro	Carpomys melanurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arraia and Large Luzon Carpomys share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Arraia

DD — Data Deficient

Large Luzon Carpomys

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arraia	Large Luzon Carpomys
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.

Large Luzon Carpomys

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.