Big-eared Flying Fox vs Butterfly Stingaree

Pteropus macrotis compared with Urolophus papilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Butterfly Stingaree
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)	Urolophidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Urolophus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Urolophus papilio

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Butterfly Stingaree share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Butterfly Stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Butterfly Stingaree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Butterfly Stingaree

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.

Butterfly Stingaree

The Butterfly Stingaree (Urolophus papilio) is a species in the genus Urolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.