Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Thatching grass

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Thatching grass
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)	Hyparrhenia
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.