Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Blunt-Leaved Bedstraw

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Galium obtusum

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Blunt-Leaved Bedstraw is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Blunt-Leaved Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Galium
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Galium obtusum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Blunt-Leaved Bedstraw

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Blunt-Leaved Bedstraw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blunt-Leaved Bedstraw

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Blunt-Leaved Bedstraw

The Blunt-Leaved Bedstraw (Galium obtusum) is a species in the genus Galium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.