Black-bearded Flying Fox vs robust bobtail

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Sepiola robusta

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while robust bobtail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	robust bobtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sepiolidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sepiola
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Sepiola robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

robust bobtail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

robust bobtail

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.