Bronze Tube-nosed Bat vs Fringed dodder

Murina aenea compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Bronze Tube-nosed Bat is Vulnerable while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze Tube-nosed Bat	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Murina	Cuscuta
Species	Murina aenea	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze Tube-nosed Bat	Fringed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.