Black-bearded Flying Fox vs bordered beauty

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Epione repandaria

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while bordered beauty is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	bordered beauty
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Geometridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Epione
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Epione repandaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Flying Fox and bordered beauty share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

bordered beauty

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	bordered beauty
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bordered beauty

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.

bordered beauty

The Bordered beauty (Epione repandaria) is a species in the genus Epione. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.