Dusky Tube-nosed Bat vs Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Murina fusca compared with Platyrrhinus vittatus

Key Differences

• Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient while Greater Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Murina	Platyrrhinus
Species	Murina fusca	Platyrrhinus vittatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.