Dusky Tube-nosed Bat vs Fossa

Murina fusca compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Fossa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Murina	Cryptoprocta
Species	Murina fusca	Cryptoprocta ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Fossa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.