Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Ornate Shrew

Mystacina robusta compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Mystacinidae	Soricidae
Genus	Mystacina	Sorex
Species	Mystacina robusta	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Ornate Shrew
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.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.