Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat vs Black-bearded Flying Fox

Chaerephon jobimena compared with Pteropus melanopogon

Key Differences

• Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Black-bearded Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Molossidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chaerephon	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Chaerephon jobimena	Pteropus melanopogon

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat and Black-bearded Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Black-bearded Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

The Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat (Chaerephon jobimena) is a species in the genus Chaerephon. It is currently classified 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.