Black-bearded Flying Fox vs sola pith

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Aeschynomene afraspera

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while sola pith is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	sola pith
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aeschynomene
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Aeschynomene afraspera

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

sola pith

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	sola pith
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sola pith

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.