Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat vs cape hare

Casinycteris campomaanensis compared with Lepus capensis

Key Differences

• Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat is Data Deficient while cape hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	cape hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Casinycteris	Lepus
Species	Casinycteris campomaanensis	Lepus capensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat and cape hare share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

cape hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	cape hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cape hare

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Italy.

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

The Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat (Casinycteris campomaanensis) is a species in the genus Casinycteris. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cape hare

The Cape Hare (Lepus capensis) is a species in the genus Lepus. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.