Dusky Tube-nosed Bat vs Greater Long-tongued Bat

Murina fusca compared with Choeroniscus periosus

Key Differences

• Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient while Greater Long-tongued Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Greater Long-tongued 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	Choeroniscus
Species	Murina fusca	Choeroniscus periosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Greater Long-tongued Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Greater Long-tongued 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 Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.