Black-bearded Flying Fox vs desert mock orange

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Philadelphus microphyllus

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while desert mock orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	desert mock orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Philadelphus
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Philadelphus microphyllus

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

desert mock orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

desert mock orange

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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.