Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Mystacina robusta compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Hairy-legged Vampire 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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Mystacina	Diphylla
Species	Mystacina robusta	Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Hairy-legged Vampire 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.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.