Black-bearded Flying Fox vs dooryard sowbug

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Porcellionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Porcellio
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Flying Fox and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (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.