Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Japanese Water Shrew

Mystacina robusta compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Mystacinidae	Soricidae
Genus	Mystacina	Chimarrogale
Species	Mystacina robusta	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Japanese Water Shrew
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.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.