Black-bearded Flying Fox vs queen's crape-myrtle

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Lagerstroemia speciosa

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while queen's crape-myrtle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	queen's crape-myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lythraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lagerstroemia
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Lagerstroemia speciosa

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

queen's crape-myrtle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	queen's crape-myrtle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

queen's crape-myrtle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Bangladesh, Taiwan), North America (Costa Rica, Panama), 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.