Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Prickly Yellow

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Zanthoxylum
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.