Dusky Tube-nosed Bat vs Lesser bilby

Murina fusca compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Murina	Macrotis
Species	Murina fusca	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.