Asian Barbastelle vs Black-bearded Flying Fox

Barbastella darjelingensis compared with Pteropus melanopogon

Key Differences

• Asian Barbastelle is Least Concern while Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Barbastelle	Black-bearded Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Barbastella	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Barbastella darjelingensis	Pteropus melanopogon

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian Barbastelle and Black-bearded Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Asian Barbastelle

LC — Least Concern

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Barbastelle	Black-bearded Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Barbastelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asian Barbastelle

Asian barbastelle (Barbastella darjelingensis) is a species in the genus Barbastella. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.