Arraia vs Peruvian night monkey

Potamotrygon motoro compared with Aotus miconax

Key Differences

• Arraia is Data Deficient while Peruvian night monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arraia	Peruvian night monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Potamotrygonidae	Aotidae
Genus	Potamotrygon	Aotus
Species	Potamotrygon motoro	Aotus miconax

Evolutionary Relationship

Arraia and Peruvian night monkey share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Arraia

DD — Data Deficient

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arraia	Peruvian night monkey
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.

Peruvian night monkey

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.