Dusky Tube-nosed Bat vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Murina fusca compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Murina	Atelerix
Species	Murina fusca	Atelerix albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.