Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Mystacina robusta compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	New Caledonian 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 vetula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	New Caledonian 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.

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.