Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Rocky Mountain Maple

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Acer glabrum

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Rocky Mountain Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Rocky Mountain Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Acer
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Acer glabrum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Rocky Mountain Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Rocky Mountain Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rocky Mountain Maple

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.