Dusky Tube-nosed Bat vs Three-lined Soldier

Murina fusca compared with Oxycera trilineata

Key Differences

• Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient while Three-lined Soldier is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Three-lined Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Murina	Oxycera
Species	Murina fusca	Oxycera trilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat and Three-lined Soldier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Three-lined Soldier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.