Java stingaree vs Ornate Flying Fox

Urolophus javanicus compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Java stingaree is Critically Endangered while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Java stingaree	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Urolophidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Urolophus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Urolophus javanicus	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Java stingaree and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Java stingaree

CR — Critically Endangered

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Java stingaree	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Java stingaree

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.