Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Corned Beef Wood

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Barringtonia calyptrata

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Corned Beef Wood is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Corned Beef Wood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Barringtonia
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Barringtonia calyptrata

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Corned Beef Wood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Corned Beef Wood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Corned Beef Wood

Habitat

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

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.