Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Great Crestwort

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Lophocolea bispinosa

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Great Crestwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Great Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lophocolea
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Lophocolea bispinosa

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Great Crestwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Great Crestwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.