Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Little Tube-nosed Bat

Artibeus gnomus compared with Murina aurata

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Little Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Little Tube-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Artibeus	Murina
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Murina aurata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat and Little Tube-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Little Tube-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Little Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.