Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat vs Natal plum

Casinycteris campomaanensis compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Key Differences

• Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat is Data Deficient while Natal plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Natal plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Casinycteris	Carissa
Species	Casinycteris campomaanensis	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Natal plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natal plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.