Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Malabar nut

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Justicia adhatoda

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Malabar nut is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Malabar nut
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)	Acanthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Justicia
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Justicia adhatoda

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Malabar nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malabar nut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (China, Cyprus, Taiwan) and Europe (Greece, Italy, Malta).

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.