Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat vs Roughbelly skate

Cynopterus sphinx compared with Dipturus springeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Roughbelly skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rajidae
Genus	Cynopterus	Dipturus
Species	Cynopterus sphinx	Dipturus springeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Roughbelly skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Roughbelly skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat	Roughbelly skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Roughbelly skate