Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Streamside Swordfern

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Nephrolepis
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.