Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Striped Slender Robberfly

Mystacina tuberculata compared with Leptogaster cylindrica

Key Differences

• Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable while Striped Slender Robberfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Striped Slender Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Mystacinidae	Asilidae
Genus	Mystacina	Leptogaster
Species	Mystacina tuberculata	Leptogaster cylindrica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Striped Slender Robberfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Striped Slender Robberfly
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.

Striped Slender Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.