Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Swamp Spreadwing

Mystacina robusta compared with Lestes vigilax

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Swamp Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Swamp Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Mystacinidae	Lestidae
Genus	Mystacina	Lestes
Species	Mystacina robusta	Lestes vigilax

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Swamp Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Swamp Spreadwing
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.

Swamp Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.