Black-bearded Flying Fox vs snow pear

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Pyrus nivalis

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while snow pear is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	snow pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pyrus
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Pyrus nivalis

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

snow pear

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	snow pear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

snow pear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic and France.

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.