Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Giant arrowhead

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Sagittaria montevidensis

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Giant arrowhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Giant arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Alismataceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sagittaria
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Sagittaria montevidensis

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Giant arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Giant arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.