Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Lesser Coucal

Mystacina robusta compared with Centropus bengalensis

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Lesser Coucal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Lesser Coucal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Mystacinidae	Cuculidae
Genus	Mystacina	Centropus
Species	Mystacina robusta	Centropus bengalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Lesser Coucal share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Coucal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Lesser Coucal
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.

Lesser Coucal

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.