Black-bearded Flying Fox vs field locoweed

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Oxytropis campestris

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while field locoweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	field locoweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Oxytropis
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Oxytropis campestris

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

field locoweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	field locoweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field locoweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.