Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Key lime

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-bearded Flying Fox Key lime
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) Rutaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Citrus
Species Pteropus melanopogon Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-bearded Flying Fox Key lime
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.

Key lime

No description available.

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