Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Yellow Ipe

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Handroanthus serratifolius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Yellow Ipe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Handroanthus
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Handroanthus serratifolius

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Yellow Ipe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Ipe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

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.