Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Montane Water Vole

Mystacina robusta compared with Arvicola scherman

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Montane Water Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Mystacinidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Mystacina	Arvicola
Species	Mystacina robusta	Arvicola scherman

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Montane Water Vole
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.

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.