Bigtooth river stingray vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Potamotrygon henlei compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Bigtooth river stingray is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bigtooth river stingray	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Potamotrygonidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Potamotrygon	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Potamotrygon henlei	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bigtooth river stingray and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bigtooth river stingray

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bigtooth river stingray	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bigtooth river stingray

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bigtooth river stingray

The Bigtooth river stingray (Potamotrygon henlei) is a species in the genus Potamotrygon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.