Big-eared Flying Fox vs Short-tailed river stingray

Pteropus macrotis compared with Potamotrygon brachyura

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Short-tailed river stingray is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Short-tailed river 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)	Potamotrygonidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Potamotrygon
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Potamotrygon brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Short-tailed river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Short-tailed river stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-tailed river 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.