Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Ornate Flying Fox

Mystacina robusta compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Ornate Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Mystacina	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Mystacina robusta	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Ornate 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.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.