Big-eared Flying Fox vs Wild Pimento

Pteropus macrotis compared with Pimenta obscura

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Wild Pimento is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pimenta
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Pimenta obscura

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Wild Pimento

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Wild Pimento
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Pimento

Habitat

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

Big-eared Flying Fox

The Big-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.