Bronze Tube-nosed Bat vs Crab-eating Mongoose

Murina aenea compared with Herpestes urva

Key Differences

• Bronze Tube-nosed Bat is Vulnerable while Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze Tube-nosed Bat	Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Murina	Herpestes
Species	Murina aenea	Herpestes urva

Evolutionary Relationship

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat and Crab-eating Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze Tube-nosed Bat	Crab-eating Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.