Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Mousepee Pinkgill

Mystacina robusta compared with Entoloma incanum

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Mousepee Pinkgill is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Mousepee Pinkgill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Mystacinidae	Entolomataceae
Genus	Mystacina	Entoloma
Species	Mystacina robusta	Entoloma incanum

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Mousepee Pinkgill

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Mousepee Pinkgill
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.

Mousepee Pinkgill

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.