Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Little Red Flying Fox

Mystacina tuberculata compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Key Differences

• Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable while Little Red Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Little Red Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Mystacina	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Mystacina tuberculata	Pteropus scapulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Little Red Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Little Red Flying Fox
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.

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.