Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Tickclover

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-bearded Flying Fox Tickclover
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Fabaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Desmodium
Species Pteropus melanopogon Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-bearded Flying Fox Tickclover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Tickclover

No description available.

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