Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Elephant Apple

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dillenia
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.