Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Little Black Serotine

Mystacina robusta compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Mystacinidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Mystacina	Eptesicus
Species	Mystacina robusta	Eptesicus andinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Little Black Serotine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Fledertiere)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.