Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Pacific Flying Fox

Mystacina robusta compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Pacific Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Mystacina	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Mystacina robusta	Pteropus tonganus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Pacific Flying Fox
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.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.