Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Great Fen Sedge Rust

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Puccinia cladii

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Great Fen Sedge Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Great Fen Sedge Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Puccinia
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Puccinia cladii

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Great Fen Sedge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Great Fen Sedge Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Fen Sedge Rust

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.