Black-bearded Flying Fox vs red-eared guenon

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Cercopithecus erythrotis

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while red-eared guenon is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	red-eared guenon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cercopithecus
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Cercopithecus erythrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Flying Fox and red-eared guenon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

red-eared guenon

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	red-eared guenon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-eared guenon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.