Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Winter heliotrope

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Petasites pyrenaicus

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Winter heliotrope is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Winter heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Petasites
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Petasites pyrenaicus

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Winter heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winter heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and 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.