Great Flying Fox vs Roughback Whipray

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Roughback Whipray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Roughback 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)	Fluvitrygon
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Roughback Whipray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Roughback Whipray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Roughback Whipray