Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Melancholy Thistle

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Melancholy Thistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cirsium
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Melancholy Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.