Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Scaled Antbird

Mystacina robusta compared with Drymophila squamata

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Scaled Antbird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Scaled Antbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Mystacinidae	Thamnophilidae
Genus	Mystacina	Drymophila
Species	Mystacina robusta	Drymophila squamata

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Scaled Antbird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Scaled Antbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Scaled Antbird
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.

Scaled Antbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.