Dusky Tube-nosed Bat vs Little Big-eared Bat

Murina fusca compared with Micronycteris megalotis

Key Differences

• Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient while Little Big-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Little Big-eared Bat
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	Vespertilionidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Murina	Micronycteris
Species	Murina fusca	Micronycteris megalotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat and Little Big-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Little Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Little Big-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.