Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Texas persimmon

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Diospyros texana

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Texas persimmon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Texas persimmon
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)	Ebenaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Diospyros
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Diospyros texana

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Texas persimmon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Texas persimmon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas persimmon

Habitat

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

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.