Black flying fox vs Wild Pimento

Pteropus alecto compared with Pimenta jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Wild Pimento is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black 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 alecto	Pimenta jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Wild Pimento

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Wild Pimento
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black 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 flying fox

The Black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) 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.