Atlantic devil ray vs Blistering Ammania

Mobula hypostoma compared with Ammannia baccifera

Key Differences

• Atlantic devil ray is Endangered while Blistering Ammania is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic devil ray	Blistering Ammania
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Myliobatiformes (อันดับปลากระเบน)	Myrtales (อันดับชมพู่)
Family	Myliobatidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Mobula	Ammannia
Species	Mobula hypostoma	Ammannia baccifera

Conservation Status

Atlantic devil ray

EN — Endangered

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic devil ray	Blistering Ammania
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic devil ray

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

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.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian