Black-bearded Flying Fox vs moustached guenon

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Cercopithecus cephus

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while moustached guenon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	moustached guenon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cercopithecus
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Cercopithecus cephus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Flying Fox and moustached guenon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

moustached guenon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	moustached guenon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

moustached guenon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.