Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Mystacina robusta compared with Artibeus hirsutus

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Hairy Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order same	Chiroptera (yarasa)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Mystacinidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Mystacina	Artibeus
Species	Mystacina robusta	Artibeus hirsutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Hairy Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (yarasa)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Hairy Fruit-eating 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.

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.