Black-bearded Flying Fox vs smooth fleabane

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Erigeron glabellus

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while smooth fleabane is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	smooth fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Erigeron
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Erigeron glabellus

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

smooth fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	smooth fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smooth fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.