Black-bearded Flying Fox vs flounced chestnut

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Agrochola helvola

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while flounced chestnut is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	flounced chestnut
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Noctuidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Agrochola
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Agrochola helvola

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Flying Fox and flounced chestnut share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

flounced chestnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	flounced chestnut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flounced chestnut

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.