Atlantic devil ray vs Brown Rat

Mobula hypostoma compared with Rattus norvegicus

Key Differences

• Atlantic devil ray is Endangered while Brown Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic devil ray	Brown Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Myliobatidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Mobula	Rattus
Species	Mobula hypostoma	Rattus norvegicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic devil ray and Brown Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

Atlantic devil ray

EN — Endangered

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic devil ray	Brown Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic devil ray

Brown Rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (15 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (10 countries).

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.

Brown Rat

Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.