Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Mystacina robusta compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Patton’s Nectar Bat
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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Mystacina	Hsunycteris
Species	Mystacina robusta	Hsunycteris pattoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Patton’s Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Patton’s Nectar Bat
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.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.