Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Panama tree

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Sterculia apetala

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Panama tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Panama tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sterculia
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Sterculia apetala

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Panama tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Panama tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Panama tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), North America (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.