Black-bearded Flying Fox vs black-bindweed

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Dioscorea communis

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while black-bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	black-bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dioscorea
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Dioscorea communis

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	black-bindweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

Black-bearded Flying Fox

The Black-bearded Flying Fox (Pteropus melanopogon) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-bindweed

The Black-bindweed (Dioscorea communis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.