Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Mystacina tuberculata compared with Chaerephon johorensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Mystacinidae	Molossidae
Genus	Mystacina	Chaerephon
Species	Mystacina tuberculata	Chaerephon johorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.