Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Little Free-tailed Bat

Mystacina robusta compared with Chaerephon pumilus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Little Free-tailed Bat
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	Molossidae
Genus	Mystacina	Chaerephon
Species	Mystacina robusta	Chaerephon pumilus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Little Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Little Free-tailed Bat
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 Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.