Brown Tube-nosed Bat vs Confusing Bumble Bee

Murina suilla compared with Bombus perplexus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Tube-nosed Bat	Confusing Bumble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Murina	Bombus
Species	Murina suilla	Bombus perplexus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Tube-nosed Bat and Confusing Bumble Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Tube-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Tube-nosed Bat	Confusing Bumble Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Confusing Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Brown Tube-nosed Bat

The Brown Tube-nosed Bat (Murina suilla) is a species in the genus Murina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.