Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Hepatica

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Hepatica nobilis

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Hepatica is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Hepatica
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hepatica
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Hepatica nobilis

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Hepatica

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hepatica

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).

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.