Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Wild Pimento

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Pimenta obscura

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Wild Pimento is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded 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 melanopogon	Pimenta obscura

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Wild Pimento

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Wild Pimento
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded 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.

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.