Blind shark vs Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Hemiscyllium ocellatum compared with Alionycteris paucidentata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind shark	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Orectolobiformes (Orectolobiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hemiscylliidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hemiscyllium	Alionycteris
Species	Hemiscyllium ocellatum	Alionycteris paucidentata

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind shark and Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blind shark

LC — Least Concern

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind shark	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind shark

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blind shark

The Blind shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) is a species in the genus Hemiscyllium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.