Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat vs Taita Shrew

Casinycteris campomaanensis compared with Suncus aequatorius

Key Differences

• Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat is Data Deficient while Taita Shrew is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Taita Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Casinycteris	Suncus
Species	Casinycteris campomaanensis	Suncus aequatorius

Evolutionary Relationship

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat and Taita Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Taita Shrew

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Taita Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taita Shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Critically 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.