Bronze Tube-nosed Bat vs Elegant Water Shrew

Murina aenea compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Bronze Tube-nosed Bat is Vulnerable while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze Tube-nosed Bat	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Soricidae
Genus	Murina	Nectogale
Species	Murina aenea	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze Tube-nosed Bat	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Water Shrew

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.