Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat vs Red-billed Quelea

Casinycteris campomaanensis compared with Quelea quelea

Key Differences

• Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat is Data Deficient while Red-billed Quelea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Red-billed Quelea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ploceidae
Genus	Casinycteris	Quelea
Species	Casinycteris campomaanensis	Quelea quelea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Red-billed Quelea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Red-billed Quelea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-billed Quelea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Cameroon, Gambia), Asia (United Arab Emirates), and Europe (7 countries).

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.

Red-billed Quelea

Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.