Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat vs Shade Moonwort

Casinycteris campomaanensis compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat is Data Deficient while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Casinycteris	Botrychium
Species	Casinycteris campomaanensis	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Shade Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.