Delicate Tube-nosed Bat vs Variable Flying Fox

Murina gracilis compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Delicate Tube-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Tube-nosed Bat	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Murina	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Murina gracilis	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Tube-nosed Bat	Variable Flying Fox
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.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.