Delicate Tube-nosed Bat vs large blue

Murina gracilis compared with Maculinea arion

Key Differences

• Delicate Tube-nosed Bat is Least Concern while large blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Tube-nosed Bat	large blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Murina	Maculinea
Species	Murina gracilis	Maculinea arion

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat and large blue share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

large blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Tube-nosed Bat	large blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

large blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.