Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Southern Bracket

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ganoderma
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Southern Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.

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.