Green-eyed Hooktail vs Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Onychogomphus forcipatus compared with Mystacina tuberculata

Key Differences

• Green-eyed Hooktail is Near Threatened while Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green-eyed Hooktail	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Gomphidae	Mystacinidae
Genus	Onychogomphus	Mystacina
Species	Onychogomphus forcipatus	Mystacina tuberculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Green-eyed Hooktail and Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Green-eyed Hooktail

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green-eyed Hooktail	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green-eyed Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.