Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs genêt velu

Mystacina robusta compared with Genista pilosa

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while genêt velu is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	genêt velu
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Mystacinidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Mystacina	Genista
Species	Mystacina robusta	Genista pilosa

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

genêt velu

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	genêt velu
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.

genêt velu

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Latvia, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.