Black-bearded Flying Fox vs screw-pine

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Pandanus spiralis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	screw-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pandanaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pandanus
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Pandanus spiralis

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

screw-pine

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.