Cuphead skate vs Pacific Flying Fox

Bathyraja scaphiops compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuphead skate	Pacific 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 tonganus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cuphead skate

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuphead skate

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.