Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Floating Bladderwort

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Utricularia radiata

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Floating Bladderwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Floating Bladderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lentibulariaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Utricularia
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Utricularia radiata

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Floating Bladderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Floating Bladderwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Bladderwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.