Bronze Tube-nosed Bat vs Brown Fruit-eating Bat

Murina aenea compared with Artibeus concolor

Key Differences

• Bronze Tube-nosed Bat is Vulnerable while Brown Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze Tube-nosed Bat	Brown Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Murina	Artibeus
Species	Murina aenea	Artibeus concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat and Brown Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze Tube-nosed Bat	Brown Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

The Bronze Tube-Nosed Bat (Murina aenea) is a species in the genus Murina. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

The Brown Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus concolor) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.