Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Lesser Naked Bat

Mystacina robusta compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Mystacinidae	Molossidae
Genus	Mystacina	Cheiromeles
Species	Mystacina robusta	Cheiromeles parvidens

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Lesser Naked Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Lesser Naked 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.

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.