Arraia vs Mona Monkey

Hypanus americanus compared with Cercopithecus mona

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arraia	Mona Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Dasyatidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Hypanus	Cercopithecus
Species	Hypanus americanus	Cercopithecus mona

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arraia

NT — Near Threatened

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arraia	Mona Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arraia

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mona Monkey

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Grenada and Sao Tome and Principe. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.