Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat vs Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Casinycteris campomaanensis compared with Balantiopteryx infusca

Key Differences

• Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat is Data Deficient while Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Emballonuridae
Genus	Casinycteris	Balantiopteryx
Species	Casinycteris campomaanensis	Balantiopteryx infusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat and Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.