Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Texas Pocket Gopher

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Geomys personatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Texas Pocket Gopher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Geomyidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Geomys
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Geomys personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Flying Fox and Texas Pocket Gopher share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Texas Pocket Gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.