Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Mystacina robusta compared with Phyllostomus hastatus

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Greater Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Mystacinidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Mystacina	Phyllostomus
Species	Mystacina robusta	Phyllostomus hastatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Greater Spear-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (박쥐)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Greater Spear-nosed 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.

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.