Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Poison devil's-pepper

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Rauvolfia vomitoria

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Poison devil's-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Poison devil's-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rauvolfia
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Rauvolfia vomitoria

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Poison devil's-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Poison devil's-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison devil's-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon 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.