Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Marsh Firetail

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Telebasis digiticollis

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Marsh Firetail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Marsh Firetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Telebasis
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Telebasis digiticollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Marsh Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.