Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Jackfruit

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Artocarpus heterophyllus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Jackfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Moraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Artocarpus
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Artocarpus heterophyllus

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Jackfruit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jackfruit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.