Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Mystacina robusta compared with Pteropus pumilus

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Mystacina	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Mystacina robusta	Pteropus pumilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
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.

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.