Black-bearded Flying Fox vs black-calabash

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	black-calabash
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Lamiales (อันดับกะเพรา)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Amphitecna
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.