Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Jamaican Cherry Fig

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Ficus americana

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Jamaican Cherry Fig is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Jamaican Cherry Fig
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)	Ficus
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Ficus americana

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Jamaican Cherry Fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Jamaican Cherry Fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jamaican Cherry Fig

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.