Mystacina
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| Mystacina | |
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| File:MystacinaTuberculataFord.jpg | |
| New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat, (Mystacina tuberculata) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Mystacinidae |
| Genus: | Mystacina Gray in Dieffenbach, 1843 |
| Type species | |
| Mystacina tuberculata Gray, 1843
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| Species | |
Mystacina is the sole surviving genus of the Mystacinidae family of bats. It has three known species, of which only the New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata) is confirmed to survive today.[1] The closely related New Zealand greater short-tailed bat (Mystacina robusta) has not had a confirmed sighting since 1965 and is thought to be extinct.[2] The third species, Mystacina miocenalis, is known from the Middle Miocene, some 19–16 million years ago.[3][4]
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