Summary ²

The lesser short-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata), pekapeka-tou-poto in Māori, is the only living species of bat in the family Mystacinidae, and is endemic to New Zealand.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Jake Osborne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/theylooklikeus/16071919743/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystacina_tuberculata

More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
• AMNH Bats of the World
• Animal Diversity Web
• ASM Mammal Diversity Database
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• iNaturalist Mammal Working Group
• VertNet

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