Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Spring Sowbread

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Cyclamen repandum

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Spring Sowbread is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Spring Sowbread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Primulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cyclamen
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Cyclamen repandum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Spring Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Spring Sowbread
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Sowbread

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.