Dusky Tube-nosed Bat vs Japanese Pipistrelle

Murina fusca compared with Pipistrellus abramus

Key Differences

• Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient while Japanese Pipistrelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Japanese Pipistrelle
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 same	Vespertilionidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Murina	Pipistrellus
Species	Murina fusca	Pipistrellus abramus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat and Japanese Pipistrelle share a common ancestor at the Family level: Vespertilionidae.

Conservation Status

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Japanese Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.