Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Mystacina robusta compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Mystacinidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Mystacina	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Mystacina robusta	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Moluccan Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Moluccan Flying Fox
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.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.