vs Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Ensifer shofinae compared with Mystacina robusta

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rhizobiales (Rhizobiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rhizobiaceae	Mystacinidae
Genus	Ensifer	Mystacina
Species	Ensifer shofinae	Mystacina robusta

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ensifer shofinae is a nitrogen-fixing alphaproteobacterium in the family Rhizobiaceae, capable of forming symbiotic nodules on leguminous plant roots. Like other Ensifer species, it fixes atmospheric nitrogen in exchange for carbon compounds from its host plant, making it ecologically important in low-nitrogen soils. It was isolated from root nodules and characterized based on molecular and phenotypic traits.