Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Little Indian Field Mouse

Mystacina tuberculata compared with Mus booduga

Key Differences

• Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable while Little Indian Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Little Indian Field Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Mystacinidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Mystacina	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Mystacina tuberculata	Mus booduga

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Little Indian Field Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Little Indian Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Little Indian Field Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Indian Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.