Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Floating Bur-Reed

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Sparganium fluctuans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Floating Bur-Reed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Typhaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sparganium
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Sparganium fluctuans

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.