Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Weld

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Reseda luteola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Weld
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Resedaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Reseda
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Reseda luteola

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Weld

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weld

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.