Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Small dung fly

Mystacina robusta compared with Coproica vagans

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Small dung fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Small dung fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Mystacinidae	Sphaeroceridae
Genus	Mystacina	Coproica
Species	Mystacina robusta	Coproica vagans

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Small dung fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Small dung fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Small dung fly
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.

Small dung fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.