Dark flying fox vs Tumbes round stingray

Pteropus subniger compared with Urobatis tumbesensis

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Tumbes round stingray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark 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 subniger	Urobatis tumbesensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Tumbes round stingray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbes round stingray