Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Sandy Grizzled Skipper

Mystacina robusta compared with Pyrgus cinarae

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Sandy Grizzled Skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Sandy Grizzled Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Mystacinidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Mystacina	Pyrgus
Species	Mystacina robusta	Pyrgus cinarae

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Sandy Grizzled Skipper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Sandy Grizzled Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Sandy Grizzled Skipper
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.

Sandy Grizzled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).