Black-bearded Flying Fox vs dusky antechinus

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Antechinus swainsonii

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while dusky antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	dusky antechinus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Antechinus
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Antechinus swainsonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Flying Fox and dusky antechinus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

dusky antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	dusky antechinus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dusky antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.