Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Russian peashrub

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Caragana frutex

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Russian peashrub is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Russian peashrub
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Caragana
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Caragana frutex

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Russian peashrub

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Russian peashrub

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.