Black-bearded Flying Fox vs desert sumac

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Rhus microphylla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	desert sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rhus
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Rhus microphylla

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

desert sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

desert sumac

Habitat

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

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.