Black-bearded Flying Fox vs hookthorn

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Senegalia mellifera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	hookthorn
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)	Senegalia
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Senegalia mellifera

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

hookthorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hookthorn

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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.