Guará vs Speckled ray

Chrysocyon brachyurus compared with Raja polystigma

Key Differences

• Guará is Near Threatened while Speckled ray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guará	Speckled ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Rajidae
Genus	Chrysocyon	Raja
Species	Chrysocyon brachyurus	Raja polystigma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Guará

NT — Near Threatened

Speckled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guará	Speckled ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guará

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Speckled ray