Murray's skate vs Pacific Flying Fox

Bathyraja murrayi compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Murray's skate	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Arhynchobatidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Bathyraja	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Bathyraja murrayi	Pteropus tonganus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Murray's skate

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.