Black-bearded Flying Fox vs silver nailroot

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Paronychia argentea

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while silver nailroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	silver nailroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Paronychia
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Paronychia argentea

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

silver nailroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	silver nailroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silver nailroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, and Sweden.

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.