Ninespot Chimaera vs Ornate Flying Fox

Hydrolagus barbouri compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Ninespot Chimaera is Data Deficient while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ninespot Chimaera	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Holocephali (Holocephali)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Chimaeridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hydrolagus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hydrolagus barbouri	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ninespot Chimaera

DD — Data Deficient

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ninespot Chimaera	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ninespot Chimaera

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.