Dwarf Flying Fox vs Java stingaree

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Urolophus javanicus

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Java stingaree is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf 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 woodfordi	Urolophus javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Flying Fox and Java stingaree share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Java stingaree

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Java stingaree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Java stingaree