Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Centrine aiguille

Mystacina robusta compared with Oxynotus bruniensis

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Centrine aiguille is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Centrine aiguille
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Mystacinidae	Oxynotidae
Genus	Mystacina	Oxynotus
Species	Mystacina robusta	Oxynotus bruniensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Centrine aiguille share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Centrine aiguille

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Centrine aiguille
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.

Centrine aiguille