Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Pitch canker

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nectriaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Fusarium
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, 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.