chilte vs Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Cnidoscolus elasticus compared with Mystacina robusta

Key Differences

• chilte is Vulnerable while Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chilte	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Mystacinidae
Genus	Cnidoscolus	Mystacina
Species	Cnidoscolus elasticus	Mystacina robusta

Conservation Status

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

chilte

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.