Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Quinoa

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Chenopodium quinoa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Quinoa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Chenopodium
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Chenopodium quinoa

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Quinoa

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quinoa

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (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.