Dusky Tube-nosed Bat vs Oriental House Rat

Murina fusca compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Murina	Rattus
Species	Murina fusca	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental House Rat

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati).