Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Short Pipe-Wort

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Eriocaulon truncatum

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Short Pipe-Wort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Short Pipe-Wort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Eriocaulon
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Eriocaulon truncatum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Short Pipe-Wort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Short Pipe-Wort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short Pipe-Wort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Singapore, and Taiwan.

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.