Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Painted Woolly Bat

Mystacina robusta compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Painted Woolly 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	Kerivoula
Species	Mystacina robusta	Kerivoula picta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Painted Woolly 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.

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.