Dusky Tube-nosed Bat vs Variable Flying Fox

Murina fusca compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Variable 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 hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Variable 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.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.