Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Wire With

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Desmodium
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.