Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Hungarian Mullein

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Verbascum speciosum

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Hungarian Mullein is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Hungarian Mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Verbascum
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Verbascum speciosum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Hungarian Mullein

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hungarian Mullein

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 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.