Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Walnut

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Juglans regia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Walnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Juglandaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Juglans
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Juglans regia

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (6 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, 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.