Bronze Tube-nosed Bat vs Floating Bur-Reed

Murina aenea compared with Sparganium fluctuans

Key Differences

• Bronze Tube-nosed Bat is Vulnerable while Floating Bur-Reed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze Tube-nosed Bat	Floating Bur-Reed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Typhaceae
Genus	Murina	Sparganium
Species	Murina aenea	Sparganium fluctuans

Conservation Status

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze Tube-nosed Bat	Floating Bur-Reed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.