Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Toasted Waxcap

Mystacina robusta compared with Cuphophyllus colemannianus

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Toasted Waxcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Toasted Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (yarasa)	Agaricales (Lamelli mantarlar)
Family	Mystacinidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Mystacina	Cuphophyllus
Species	Mystacina robusta	Cuphophyllus colemannianus

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Toasted Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Toasted Waxcap
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.

Toasted Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.