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Long-tailed and lesser short-tailed bats

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Long-tailed and lesser short-tailed bats

This table identifies the key features that distinguish the two surviving bat species in New Zealand.

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Veronika Meduna, Bats – Bats in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/diagram/9743/long-tailed-and-lesser-short-tailed-bats (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Veronika Meduna, published 1 March 2009.