Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Mystacina robusta compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Greater Short-nosed Fruit 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Mystacina	Cynopterus
Species	Mystacina robusta	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Greater Short-nosed Fruit 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 Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.