Black-bearded Flying Fox vs wild custard-apple

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Annona senegalensis

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while wild custard-apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	wild custard-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Annonaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Annona
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Annona senegalensis

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

wild custard-apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	wild custard-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild custard-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Central African Republic, Comoros, Guinea, and Madagascar.

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.