Atlantic devil ray vs Little Ground Squirrel

Mobula hypostoma compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Atlantic devil ray is Endangered while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic devil ray	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Myliobatidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Mobula	Spermophilus
Species	Mobula hypostoma	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic devil ray and Little Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

Atlantic devil ray

EN — Endangered

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic devil ray	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic devil ray

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

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.