Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs little-tree willow

Mystacina tuberculata compared with Salix arbusculoides

Key Differences

• Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable while little-tree willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	little-tree willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Mystacinidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Mystacina	Salix
Species	Mystacina tuberculata	Salix arbusculoides

Conservation Status

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

little-tree willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	little-tree willow
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-tree willow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Czech Republic, Norway, and Poland.