Great Flying Fox vs Hortle's whipray

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Pateobatis hortlei

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Hortle's whipray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great 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 neohibernicus	Pateobatis hortlei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Hortle's whipray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hortle's whipray