Black-bearded Flying Fox vs silk-tassel

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Garrya elliptica

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while silk-tassel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	silk-tassel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Garryales (Garryales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Garryaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Garrya
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Garrya elliptica

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

silk-tassel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	silk-tassel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silk-tassel

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.