Great Flying Fox vs Greenback stingaree

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Urolophus viridis

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Greenback stingaree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Greenback 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 neohibernicus	Urolophus viridis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Greenback stingaree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Greenback stingaree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greenback stingaree