Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat vs Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Casinycteris campomaanensis compared with Vampyressa melissa

Key Differences

• Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat is Data Deficient while Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Casinycteris	Vampyressa
Species	Casinycteris campomaanensis	Vampyressa melissa

Evolutionary Relationship

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat and Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.