Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat vs Red-crested Cardinal

Casinycteris campomaanensis compared with Paroaria coronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Red-crested Cardinal
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)	Thraupidae
Genus	Casinycteris	Paroaria
Species	Casinycteris campomaanensis	Paroaria coronata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Red-crested Cardinal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Red-crested Cardinal
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-crested Cardinal

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile, Ecuador, Peru).

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-crested Cardinal

A striking medium-sized bird with brilliant red crest, white face, and grey body native to South America from Bolivia and Brazil to Argentina, red-crested cardinals have been introduced to Hawaii and other Pacific islands, becoming iconic garden birds in Honolulu. They inhabit dense shrubs, grassland edges, and suburban gardens, foraging on seeds and small insects. Despite their name and superficial resemblance, they are not closely related to North American cardinals but belong to the tanager family.