Dusky Tube-nosed Bat vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Murina fusca compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Murina	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Murina fusca	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Gray-headed 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.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.