Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat vs Wire-crested Thorntail

Casinycteris campomaanensis compared with Discosura popelairii

Key Differences

• Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat is Data Deficient while Wire-crested Thorntail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Wire-crested Thorntail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Trochilidae
Genus	Casinycteris	Discosura
Species	Casinycteris campomaanensis	Discosura popelairii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Wire-crested Thorntail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Wire-crested Thorntail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire-crested Thorntail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. 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.