Brown Tube-nosed Bat vs Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Murina suilla compared with Pteropus pumilus

Key Differences

• Brown Tube-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Tube-nosed Bat	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Murina	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Murina suilla	Pteropus pumilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Tube-nosed Bat and Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Fledertiere)

Conservation Status

Brown Tube-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Tube-nosed Bat	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Tube-nosed Bat

The Brown Tube-nosed Bat (Murina suilla) is a species in the genus Murina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.