Devil's Bit vs Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Ruellia tuberosa compared with Mystacina tuberculata

Key Differences

Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated while Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Bit	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Acanthaceae	Mystacinidae
Genus	Ruellia	Mystacina
Species	Ruellia tuberosa	Mystacina tuberculata

Conservation Status

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Bit	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).