Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs king colobus

Mystacina robusta compared with Colobus polykomos

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while king colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	king colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Mystacinidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Mystacina	Colobus
Species	Mystacina robusta	Colobus polykomos

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

king colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	king colobus
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.

king colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.