Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Wild Pimento

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Pimenta jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Wild Pimento is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed 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 poliocephalus	Pimenta jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Wild Pimento

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Wild Pimento
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed 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.