Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Indian Maple

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Acer caesium

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Indian Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Acer
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Acer caesium

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Indian Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian Maple

Habitat

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

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.