Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Lesser calamint

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Clinopodium nepeta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Lesser calamint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Clinopodium
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Clinopodium nepeta

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Lesser calamint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser calamint

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.