Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat vs Fringed dodder

Casinycteris campomaanensis compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat is Data Deficient while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Casinycteris	Cuscuta
Species	Casinycteris campomaanensis	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Fringed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.