Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Mystacina robusta compared with Chaerephon major

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order same	Chiroptera (bộ Dơi)	Chiroptera (bộ Dơi)
Family	Mystacinidae	Molossidae
Genus	Mystacina	Chaerephon
Species	Mystacina robusta	Chaerephon major

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (bộ Dơi)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Lappet-eared Free-tailed 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.

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.