Bronze Tube-nosed Bat vs Shoebutton

Murina aenea compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze Tube-nosed Bat	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Murina	Ardisia
Species	Murina aenea	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

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.