Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat vs slender thistle

Casinycteris campomaanensis compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat is Data Deficient while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Casinycteris	Carduus
Species	Casinycteris campomaanensis	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.