Big-eared Flying Fox vs Marbled stingray

Pteropus macrotis compared with Dasyatis marmorata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Marbled stingray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Marbled stingray
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)	Dasyatis
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Dasyatis marmorata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Marbled stingray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Marbled stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled stingray

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.