Dusky Tube-nosed Bat vs Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Murina fusca compared with Molossops temminckii

Key Differences

• Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient while Dwarf Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat
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	Molossidae
Genus	Murina	Molossops
Species	Murina fusca	Molossops temminckii

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat and Dwarf Dog-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.