Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Shortnose eagle ray

Mystacina robusta compared with Myliobatis ridens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Shortnose eagle ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Mystacinidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Mystacina	Myliobatis
Species	Mystacina robusta	Myliobatis ridens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Shortnose eagle ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Shortnose eagle ray
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.

Shortnose eagle ray