Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Speckled ray

Pteropus howensis compared with Raja polystigma

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Speckled 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)	Raja
Species	Pteropus howensis	Raja polystigma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Speckled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Speckled ray