Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Millileaf Spiderhead

Mystacina tuberculata compared with Serruria millefolia

Key Differences

• Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable while Millileaf Spiderhead is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Millileaf Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Mystacinidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Mystacina	Serruria
Species	Mystacina tuberculata	Serruria millefolia

Conservation Status

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Millileaf Spiderhead

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Millileaf Spiderhead
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.

Millileaf Spiderhead

Habitat

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