Pacific Flying Fox vs Weng’s skate

Pteropus tonganus compared with Dipturus wengi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox	Weng’s 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)	Dipturus
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Dipturus wengi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Weng’s skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Flying Fox	Weng’s skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weng’s skate