vs Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Mystacina tuberculata

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Chordariaceae	Mystacinidae
Genus	Asperococcus	Mystacina
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Mystacina tuberculata

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.