Big-eared Flying Fox vs Sawback skate

Pteropus macrotis compared with Leucoraja pristispina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Sawback skate
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Elasmobranchii
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Rajidae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Leucoraja
Species Pteropus macrotis Leucoraja pristispina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Sawback skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Sawback skate
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sawback skate

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.

Sawback skate

No description available.

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