Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Flowery Blewit

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Lepista irina

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Flowery Blewit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Flowery Blewit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lepista
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Lepista irina

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Flowery Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Flowery Blewit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flowery Blewit

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.