Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat vs Waved Albatross

Casinycteris campomaanensis compared with Phoebastria irrorata

Key Differences

• Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat is Data Deficient while Waved Albatross is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Waved Albatross
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Procellariiformes (Procellariiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Diomedeidae
Genus	Casinycteris	Phoebastria
Species	Casinycteris campomaanensis	Phoebastria irrorata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Waved Albatross

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Waved Albatross
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Albatross

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. 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.