Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Little Tube-nosed Bat

Mystacina robusta compared with Murina aurata

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Little Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Little Tube-nosed 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	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Mystacina	Murina
Species	Mystacina robusta	Murina aurata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Little Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Little Tube-nosed 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 Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.