Dusky Flying Fox vs Hortle's whipray

Pteropus brunneus compared with Pateobatis hortlei

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Hortle's whipray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Hortle's whipray
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)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pateobatis
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Pateobatis hortlei

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Hortle's whipray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Hortle's whipray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Hortle's whipray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hortle's whipray