Atlantic devil ray vs Matum

Mobula hypostoma compared with Aegle marmelos

Key Differences

• Atlantic devil ray is Endangered while Matum is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic devil ray	Matum
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Myliobatiformes (อันดับปลากระเบน)	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)
Family	Myliobatidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Mobula	Aegle
Species	Mobula hypostoma	Aegle marmelos

Conservation Status

Atlantic devil ray

EN — Endangered

Matum

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic devil ray	Matum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic devil ray

Matum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Atlantic devil ray

The Atlantic devil ray (Mobula hypostoma) is a species in the genus Mobula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Matum

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.