Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Laurustinus

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Viburnum tinus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Laurustinus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Viburnum
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Viburnum tinus

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Laurustinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Laurustinus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.