Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat vs Peruvian groundcherry

Casinycteris campomaanensis compared with Physalis peruviana

Key Differences

• Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat is Data Deficient while Peruvian groundcherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Peruvian groundcherry
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)	Solanaceae
Genus	Casinycteris	Physalis
Species	Casinycteris campomaanensis	Physalis peruviana

Conservation Status

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Peruvian groundcherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Peruvian groundcherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peruvian groundcherry

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (29 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (22 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, 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.