Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Mexican fireleg

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Brachypelma boehmei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Mexican fireleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Theraphosidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Brachypelma
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Brachypelma boehmei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Mexican fireleg

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Mexican fireleg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican fireleg

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.