Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Rusty Snaketail

Mystacina tuberculata compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Key Differences

• Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable while Rusty Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Mystacinidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Mystacina	Ophiogomphus
Species	Mystacina tuberculata	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Rusty Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Rusty Snaketail
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.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.