Cuphead skate vs Dusky Flying Fox

Bathyraja scaphiops compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Cuphead skate is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuphead skate	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Arhynchobatidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Bathyraja	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Bathyraja scaphiops	Pteropus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cuphead skate and Dusky Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cuphead skate

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuphead skate	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuphead skate

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.