Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Lowveld Bead-string

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Alchornea laxiflora

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Lowveld Bead-string is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Lowveld Bead-string
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Alchornea
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Alchornea laxiflora

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Lowveld Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Lowveld Bead-string
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lowveld Bead-string

Habitat

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

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.