Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Maydell's locoweed

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Oxytropis maydelliana

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Maydell's locoweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Maydell's locoweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Oxytropis
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Oxytropis maydelliana

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Maydell's locoweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Maydell's locoweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maydell's locoweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.