Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Irish Threadwort

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Telaranea europaea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Telaranea
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Telaranea europaea

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.