Black-bearded Flying Fox vs long yam

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dioscorea
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.