Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat

Mystacina robusta compared with Sturnira parvidens

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Mystacinidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Mystacina	Sturnira
Species	Mystacina robusta	Sturnira parvidens

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Northern Yellow-shouldered 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.

Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.