Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Redclaw

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Parastacidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cherax
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.