Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Eye Bright

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Eye Bright is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Eye Bright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Heliotropium
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Heliotropium angiospermum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Eye Bright
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, 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.