Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Painted Suillus

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Suillaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Suillus
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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.