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

Mystacina tuberculata compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser 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 tuberculata	Hsunycteris pattoni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser 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.