Eagle ray vs Little Red Flying Fox

Myliobatis tenuicaudatus compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eagle ray	Little Red Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Myliobatidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Myliobatis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Myliobatis tenuicaudatus	Pteropus scapulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eagle ray and Little Red Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Eagle ray

LC — Least Concern

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eagle ray	Little Red Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eagle ray

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.