Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Leopard Earthball

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Scleroderma
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), 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.