Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Greater Sac-winged Bat

Mystacina robusta compared with Saccopteryx bilineata

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Greater Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Mystacinidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Mystacina	Saccopteryx
Species	Mystacina robusta	Saccopteryx bilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Greater Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.