MYSTACINIDAE, Dobson, 1875

Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2019, Mystacinidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 394-403 : 394

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6418929
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6606896
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scientific name	MYSTACINIDAE
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Family MYSTACINIDAE View in CoL

(NEW ZEALAND SHORT-TAILED BATS)

• Medium-sized and tree-roosting, with short, dense, velvety brown fur on body and bare, gray-brown skin on ears, wings, nose, hindlegs, and tail.

• 6-9 cm. View Figure

• Australasian Region (New Zealand). View Figure

• Mostly interiors of indigenous forests from sea level to high elevations but will cross open grassland and forages in scrub and non-native forest plantations.

• 1 genus, 2 species, 4 taxa.

• 1 species Critically Endangered, 1 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.