Lesser devilray vs Speckled Hummingbird

Mobula kuhlii compared with Adelomyia melanogenys

Key Differences

• Lesser devilray is Endangered while Speckled Hummingbird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser devilray	Speckled Hummingbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Aves (ave)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Myliobatidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Mobula	Adelomyia
Species	Mobula kuhlii	Adelomyia melanogenys

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser devilray and Speckled Hummingbird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Speckled Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser devilray	Speckled Hummingbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser devilray

Speckled Hummingbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Speckled Hummingbird

O beija-flor-pintado (Adelomyia melanogenys) e um beija-flor de porte medio com as partes inferiores pintalgadas ou malhadas, incomum entre os beija-flores dominados por plumagens lisas ou iridescentes. Habita florestas de neblina e bordas de floresta nos Andes, da Colombia e Venezuela ate a Bolivia, em elevacoes de 900 a 3.000 metros. O padrao de manchas nas partes inferiores oferece camuflagem notavel quando o ave se pousa sobre casca coberta de liquens. E importante polinizador de epifitas andinas.