Giant Oceanic Manta Ray vs Onca

Manta birostris compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

• Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is Endangered while Onca is Near Threatened.
• Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is omnivore while Onca is carnivore.
• Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is 14.0x heavier than Onca.
• Giant Oceanic Manta Ray lives longer (50 years vs 15 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Oceanic Manta Ray	Onca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Rhincodontidae (Whale Sharks)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Rhincodon (Whale Sharks)	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Manta birostris	Panthera onca

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray and Onca share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Onca

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Oceanic Manta Ray	Onca
Diet	Omnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	50 years	15 years
Average Length	5.0 m	1.9 m
Average Weight	1.4 t	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Ecuador, Maldives, Mexico, and Mozambique. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Onca

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

A manta-diabo-gigante (Manta birostris) é a maior espécie de raia, com uma envergadura de até 7 metros. São animais filtradores que se alimentam de plâncton.

Onca

O maior felino das Américas, atingindo até 100 kg com corpo robusto e musculoso e pelagem com padrão de rosetas característico. Encontrado do México até a América do Sul, com populações mais expressivas na Amazônia e no Pantanal. Nadadores poderosos e predadores de topo, os jaguares desempenham papel fundamental na regulação das populações de presas. Classificado como Quase Ameaçado, com sua área de ocorrência diminuindo devido ao desmatamento.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador