Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat vs White-headed Munia

Casinycteris campomaanensis compared with Lonchura maja

Key Differences

• Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat is Data Deficient while White-headed Munia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	White-headed Munia
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)	Estrildidae
Genus	Casinycteris	Lonchura
Species	Casinycteris campomaanensis	Lonchura maja

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

White-headed Munia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	White-headed Munia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White-headed Munia

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates) and Europe (6 countries).

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.

White-headed Munia

A medium-sized, sociable estrildid finch with a distinctive white head and chestnut flanks, white-headed munias inhabit forests, secondary growth, and rice fields across Southeast Asia from Thailand to the Philippines. They are highly gregarious, foraging in large flocks on grass seeds and rice. Their white head sharply contrasts with the dark brown body, making them one of the more visually distinctive munias. Popular aviary birds in Asia, they breed readily in captivity.