Black-bearded Flying Fox vs wall scalewort

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Porella platyphylla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Porellaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Porella
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	wall scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.