Black-bearded Flying Fox vs pinbush

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Hakea leucoptera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	pinbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Proteaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hakea
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Hakea leucoptera

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

pinbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pinbush

Habitat

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

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.