Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Deer Horn

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Clarkia pulchella

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Deer Horn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Deer Horn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Onagraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Clarkia
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Clarkia pulchella

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Deer Horn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Deer Horn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deer Horn

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India), Europe (8 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.