Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Japanese Hare

Mystacina robusta compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Japanese Hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Mystacinidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Mystacina	Lepus
Species	Mystacina robusta	Lepus brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Japanese Hare
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.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.