Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Weeping Toothcrust

Mystacina robusta compared with Dacryobolus sudans

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Weeping Toothcrust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Weeping Toothcrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Mystacinidae	Dacryobolaceae
Genus	Mystacina	Dacryobolus
Species	Mystacina robusta	Dacryobolus sudans

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Weeping Toothcrust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Weeping Toothcrust
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.

Weeping Toothcrust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.