Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Sucking louse

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Polyplax spinulosa

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Sucking louse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Sucking louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polyplacidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Polyplax
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Polyplax spinulosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Flying Fox and Sucking louse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Sucking louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Sucking louse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sucking louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).

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.