Black-bearded Flying Fox vs sweet tanglehead

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while sweet tanglehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	sweet tanglehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Heteropogon
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	sweet tanglehead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.

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.