Big-eared Flying Fox vs Bleeker's whipray

Pteropus macrotis compared with Pateobatis uarnacoides

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Bleeker's whipray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Bleeker's whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pateobatis
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Pateobatis uarnacoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Bleeker's whipray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Bleeker's whipray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Bleeker's whipray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bleeker's whipray

Big-eared Flying Fox

The Big-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bleeker's whipray

The Bleeker's whipray (Pateobatis uarnacoides) is a species in the genus Pateobatis. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.