Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Yellow Bartonia

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Bartonia virginica

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Yellow Bartonia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Yellow Bartonia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gentianaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Bartonia
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Bartonia virginica

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Yellow Bartonia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Bartonia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, 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.