Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Green-eyed Hooktail

Mystacina robusta compared with Onychogomphus forcipatus

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Green-eyed Hooktail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Green-eyed Hooktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Mystacinidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Mystacina	Onychogomphus
Species	Mystacina robusta	Onychogomphus forcipatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Green-eyed Hooktail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Green-eyed Hooktail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Green-eyed Hooktail
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.

Green-eyed Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.