Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Mastic Thyme

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Thymus mastichina

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Mastic Thyme is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Mastic Thyme
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)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Thymus
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Mastic Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mastic Thyme

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.