Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Red melastome

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Red melastome
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)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Melastoma
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.