Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Mastic Thyme

Mystacina tuberculata compared with Thymus mastichina

Key Differences

• Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable while Mastic Thyme is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Mystacinidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Mystacina	Thymus
Species	Mystacina tuberculata	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Mastic Thyme
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.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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