Dusky Tube-nosed Bat vs Eurasian Least Shrew

Murina fusca compared with Sorex minutissimus

Key Differences

• Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient while Eurasian Least Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Eurasian Least Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Soricidae
Genus	Murina	Sorex
Species	Murina fusca	Sorex minutissimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat and Eurasian Least Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Eurasian Least Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eurasian Least Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.