Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Prickled ray

Pteropus howensis compared with Malacoraja spinacidermis

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Prickled ray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Prickled ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rajidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Malacoraja
Species	Pteropus howensis	Malacoraja spinacidermis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Prickled ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickled ray