Dark flying fox vs Java stingaree

Pteropus subniger compared with Urolophus javanicus

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Java stingaree is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Java stingaree
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)	Urolophidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Urolophus
Species	Pteropus subniger	Urolophus javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark flying fox and Java stingaree share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Java stingaree

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Java stingaree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Java stingaree