Dusky Tube-nosed Bat vs Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Murina fusca compared with Phyllostomus elongatus

Key Differences

• Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient while Lesser Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Murina	Phyllostomus
Species	Murina fusca	Phyllostomus elongatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat and Lesser Spear-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (ค้างคาว)

Conservation Status

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Lesser Spear-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.

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.