Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Hairy-nosed otter

Mystacina robusta compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Hairy-nosed otter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Mystacinidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Mystacina	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Mystacina robusta	Lutra sumatrana

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Hairy-nosed otter share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Hairy-nosed otter
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-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.