Raia-de-verão vs Maltese brown ray

Leucoraja erinacea compared with Leucoraja melitensis

Key Differences

• Raia-de-verão is Least Concern while Maltese brown ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raia-de-verão	Maltese brown ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Elasmobranchii	Elasmobranchii
Order same	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family same	Rajidae	Rajidae
Genus same	Leucoraja	Leucoraja
Species	Leucoraja erinacea	Leucoraja melitensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Raia-de-verão and Maltese brown ray share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Leucoraja.

Conservation Status

Raia-de-verão

LC — Least Concern

Maltese brown ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raia-de-verão	Maltese brown ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—