Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Pale-faced Bat

Mystacina tuberculata compared with Phylloderma stenops

Key Differences

• Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable while Pale-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Pale-faced 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	Phylloderma
Species	Mystacina tuberculata	Phylloderma stenops

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Pale-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (박쥐)

Conservation Status

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Pale-faced 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.

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.