Hooktail skate vs Little Red Flying Fox

Dipturus oregoni compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooktail skate	Little Red Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rajidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Dipturus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Dipturus oregoni	Pteropus scapulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hooktail skate and Little Red Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hooktail skate

LC — Least Concern

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hooktail skate	Little Red Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hooktail skate

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.