Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Cuckoo-Bread

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Oxalis acetosella

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Cuckoo-Bread is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Cuckoo-Bread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Oxalis
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Oxalis acetosella

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Cuckoo-Bread

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Cuckoo-Bread
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cuckoo-Bread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.