Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Guam Flying Fox

Mystacina robusta compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Guam Flying Fox
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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Mystacina robusta	Pteropus tokudae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Guam Flying Fox
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.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.