Black flying fox vs Tumbes round stingray

Pteropus alecto compared with Urobatis tumbesensis

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Tumbes round stingray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Tumbes round 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)	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Urobatis
Species	Pteropus alecto	Urobatis tumbesensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and Tumbes round stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Tumbes round stingray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Tumbes round stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbes round stingray

Black flying fox

The Black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) 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.