Black-bearded Flying Fox vs light orange underwing

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Archiearis notha

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while light orange underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	light orange underwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Geometridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Archiearis
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Archiearis notha

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Flying Fox and light orange underwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

light orange underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	light orange underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

light orange underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.