Black-bearded Flying Fox vs southern elder

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sambucus
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	southern elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.