Brown Cup vs Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Rutstroemia firma compared with Mystacina tuberculata

Key Differences

• Brown Cup is Least Concern while Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cup	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Rutstroemiaceae	Mystacinidae
Genus	Rutstroemia	Mystacina
Species	Rutstroemia firma	Mystacina tuberculata

Conservation Status

Brown Cup

LC — Least Concern

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cup	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Cup

The Brown Cup (Rutstroemia firma) is a species in the genus Rutstroemia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.