Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Drooping Tonguefern

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Elaphoglossum herminieri

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Drooping Tonguefern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Drooping Tonguefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Elaphoglossum
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Elaphoglossum herminieri

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Drooping Tonguefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Drooping Tonguefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.