Dark flying fox vs Wild Pimento

Pteropus subniger compared with Pimenta jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Wild Pimento is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark 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 subniger	Pimenta jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Wild Pimento

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark 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.