Black-bearded Flying Fox vs desert hackberry

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Celtis pallida

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while desert hackberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	desert hackberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cannabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Celtis
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Celtis pallida

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

desert hackberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	desert hackberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

desert hackberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.