Pacific Flying Fox vs Prickled ray

Pteropus tonganus compared with Malacoraja spinacidermis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific 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 tonganus	Malacoraja spinacidermis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Prickled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Flying Fox	Prickled ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickled ray