Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Oriental Scarlet

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Crocothemis servilia

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Oriental Scarlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Oriental Scarlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Libellulidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Crocothemis
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Crocothemis servilia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Oriental Scarlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Oriental Scarlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental Scarlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Poland, United Kingdom, and United States.

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.