Black-bearded Flying Fox vs leucothoe

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Leucothoe axillaris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	leucothoe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ericaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Leucothoe
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Leucothoe axillaris

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

leucothoe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

leucothoe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.