Black-bearded Flying Fox vs red star apple

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Diospyros lycioides

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while red star apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	red star apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ebenaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Diospyros
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Diospyros lycioides

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

red star apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	red star apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red star apple

Habitat

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

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.