Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Green Hermit

Mystacina robusta compared with Phaethornis guy

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Green Hermit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Green Hermit
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Mystacinidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Mystacina	Phaethornis
Species	Mystacina robusta	Phaethornis guy

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Green Hermit share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Green Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Green Hermit
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 Hermit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Green Hermit

A large hermit hummingbird of humid rainforest in Central America and the northern Andes, green hermits are named for the males' predominantly green plumage — unusual among hermits which are generally brown and buff. Females have blue-green upper parts and rufous underparts. Found from Costa Rica to Peru and Venezuela at elevations up to 1,600 meters in forest understory. They are important pollinators of large Heliconia and Calathea flowers along the forest floor, following established trap-line routes.