Black-bearded Flying Fox vs New Guinea Creeper

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Mucuna bennettii

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while New Guinea Creeper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	New Guinea Creeper
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)	Mucuna
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Mucuna bennettii

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

New Guinea Creeper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	New Guinea Creeper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinea Creeper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.