New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mystacina tuberculata
Group	Bats
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Mass	5 g (birth weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Mystacinidae

Where does the New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

New Zealand

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat?

Wikidata records the following for the New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat: mass 5 g (birth weight).

Is the New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat endangered?

The New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat?

The New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Mystacinidae, genus Mystacina. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat

The New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata) is a small-sized omnivorous mammal endemic to the islands of New Zealand. It is one of two extant and three overall terrestrial mammal species unique to New Zealand. Its closest relative, the New Zealand greater short-tailed bat (M. robusta), was last seen in 1965 and is presumed extinct due to intense predation from ship rats introduced in the last few centuries. These bats are also commonly referred to as pekapeka, their Māori-language name. Lesser short-tailed bats have unique adaptations that differentiate them from bats found in other parts of the world. For example, they are fully capable of moving along the ground to search for food, and the males sing to attract partners, taking turns to do so. Lesser short-tailed bats are a vulnerable species, so extensive conservation work and research are being done to prevent extinction.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat (revision 1368885838), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q955340 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).