Delicate Tube-nosed Bat vs Lesser Crested Tern

Murina gracilis compared with Thalasseus bengalensis

Key Differences

• Delicate Tube-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Lesser Crested Tern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Tube-nosed Bat	Lesser Crested Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Laridae
Genus	Murina	Thalasseus
Species	Murina gracilis	Thalasseus bengalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat and Lesser Crested Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Crested Tern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Tube-nosed Bat	Lesser Crested Tern
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.

Lesser Crested Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.