Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Forest Num-num

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Carissa bispinosa

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Forest Num-num is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Carissa
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Forest Num-num
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.