Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Little Red Flying Fox

Mystacina robusta compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Little Red Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Little Red Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Mystacina	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Mystacina robusta	Pteropus scapulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Little Red Flying Fox
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.

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.