Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Red-faced Dragonlet

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Erythrodiplax fusca

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Red-faced Dragonlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Red-faced Dragonlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Libellulidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Erythrodiplax
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Erythrodiplax fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Flying Fox and Red-faced Dragonlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Red-faced Dragonlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Red-faced Dragonlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-faced Dragonlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.