Pacific Flying Fox vs Spinose skate

Pteropus tonganus compared with Breviraja spinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox	Spinose skate
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)	Breviraja
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Breviraja spinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Spinose skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Flying Fox	Spinose skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spinose skate