Dusky Tube-nosed Bat vs Little Red Flying Fox

Murina fusca compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Key Differences

• Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient while Little Red Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Little Red Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Murina	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Murina fusca	Pteropus scapulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Little Red Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.