Brown Tube-nosed Bat vs Dotted Firefly

Murina suilla compared with Lucidota punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Tube-nosed Bat	Dotted Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Murina	Lucidota
Species	Murina suilla	Lucidota punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Tube-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Tube-nosed Bat	Dotted Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.