Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Lyles flying fox

Mystacina robusta compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Mystacinidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Mystacina	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Mystacina robusta	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Lyles 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.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.