Arraia vs Guará

Potamotrygon falkneri compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• Arraia is Data Deficient while Guará is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arraia	Guará
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Potamotrygonidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Potamotrygon	Chrysocyon
Species	Potamotrygon falkneri	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arraia

DD — Data Deficient

Guará

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arraia	Guará
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 Brazil.

Guará

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.