Dusky Tube-nosed Bat vs House Sparrow

Murina fusca compared with Passer domesticus

Key Differences

• Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient while House Sparrow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	House Sparrow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Passeridae
Genus	Murina	Passer
Species	Murina fusca	Passer domesticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat and House Sparrow share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

House Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

House Sparrow

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (25 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu), and South America (8 countries).

House Sparrow

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.