Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Toothed Dandelion

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Taraxacum amplum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Toothed Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Taraxacum
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Taraxacum amplum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Toothed Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Toothed Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toothed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.