Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Mystacina robusta compared with Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Ragged Pseudocyphellaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Mystacinidae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Mystacina	Pseudocyphellaria
Species	Mystacina robusta	Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
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.

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.