mainato-de-poupa vs Lesser devilray

Acridotheres cristatellus compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• mainato-de-poupa is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mainato-de-poupa	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Sturnidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Acridotheres	Mobula
Species	Acridotheres cristatellus	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

mainato-de-poupa and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

mainato-de-poupa

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mainato-de-poupa	Lesser devilray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mainato-de-poupa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore, United Arab Emirates), Europe (7 countries), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia).

Lesser devilray

mainato-de-poupa

O mainato-crestado (Acridotheres cristatellus) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante na sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações de conservação imediatas.