Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat vs Elegant Tern

Casinycteris campomaanensis compared with Thalasseus elegans

Key Differences

• Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat is Data Deficient while Elegant Tern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Elegant Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Laridae
Genus	Casinycteris	Thalasseus
Species	Casinycteris campomaanensis	Thalasseus elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat and Elegant Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Elegant Tern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Elegant Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.