Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Illawarra Flame Tree

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Brachychiton acerifolius

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Illawarra Flame Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Illawarra Flame Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Brachychiton
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Brachychiton acerifolius

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Illawarra Flame Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Illawarra Flame Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Illawarra Flame Tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Botswana, India, and Taiwan.

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.