Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Warer willow

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Justicia gendarussa

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Warer willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Warer willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Acanthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Justicia
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Justicia gendarussa

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Warer willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Warer willow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (United States), 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.