Cownose ray: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the cownose ray lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhinoptera bonasus
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Myliobatiformes
Family	Myliobatidae

Where does the cownose ray live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the cownose ray in 2 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Cutias.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the cownose ray endangered?

The cownose ray’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the cownose ray?

The cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Myliobatiformes and the family Myliobatidae, genus Rhinoptera. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the cownose ray

The cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) is a species found throughout a large part of the western Atlantic and Caribbean, from New England to southern Brazil (the East Atlantic ones are now generally considered a separate species, the Lusitanian cownose ray (R. marginata)). These rays also belong to the order Myliobatiformes, a group that is shared by bat rays, manta rays, and eagle rays.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cownose ray (revision 1373440859), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q10360338 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).