Black-bearded Flying Fox vs danewort, dwarf elder

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Sambucus ebulus

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while danewort, dwarf elder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	danewort, dwarf elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sambucus
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Sambucus ebulus

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

danewort, dwarf elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	danewort, dwarf elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

danewort, dwarf elder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.