Niger stingray vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Fontitrygon garouaensis compared with Pteropus howensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niger stingray	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dasyatidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Fontitrygon	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Fontitrygon garouaensis	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Niger stingray and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Niger stingray

CR — Critically Endangered

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niger stingray	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niger stingray

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.