Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Roundleaf geranium

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Geranium rotundifolium

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Roundleaf geranium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Roundleaf geranium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Geraniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Geranium
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Geranium rotundifolium

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Roundleaf geranium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Roundleaf geranium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (16 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.