Guam Flying Fox vs Murray's skate

Pteropus tokudae compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Key Differences

• Guam Flying Fox is Extinct while Murray's skate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guam Flying Fox	Murray's 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)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Bathyraja
Species	Pteropus tokudae	Bathyraja murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Guam Flying Fox and Murray's skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guam Flying Fox	Murray's skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Murray's skate