Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Mystacina robusta compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Hairy Little Fruit 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	Rhinophylla
Species	Mystacina robusta	Rhinophylla alethina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Hairy Little Fruit 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 Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.