Dusky Tube-nosed Bat vs Ornate Cuscus

Murina fusca compared with Phalanger ornatus

Key Differences

• Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient while Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Murina	Phalanger
Species	Murina fusca	Phalanger ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Ornate Cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.