Black-bearded Flying Fox vs four-leaf devil-pepper

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while four-leaf devil-pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	four-leaf devil-pepper
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)	Rauvolfia
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

four-leaf devil-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	four-leaf devil-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

four-leaf devil-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, India, 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.