Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Greyling Bracket

Mystacina robusta compared with Postia tephroleuca

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Greyling Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Greyling Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Mystacinidae	Dacryobolaceae
Genus	Mystacina	Postia
Species	Mystacina robusta	Postia tephroleuca

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Greyling Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Greyling Bracket
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.

Greyling Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).