Brown Tube-nosed Bat vs Shoebutton

Murina suilla compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• Brown Tube-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown 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 suilla	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Brown Tube-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown 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).

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.