Bronze Tube-nosed Bat vs Devil's Bit

Murina aenea compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

• Bronze Tube-nosed Bat is Vulnerable while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze Tube-nosed Bat	Devil's Bit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Murina	Ruellia
Species	Murina aenea	Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze Tube-nosed Bat	Devil's Bit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

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.