Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Himalayan indigo

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Indigofera heterantha

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Himalayan indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Himalayan indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Indigofera
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Indigofera heterantha

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Himalayan indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Himalayan indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.