Mystacina

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]

Mystacina Temporal range: Miocene – Recent 19–recent Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat, (Mystacina tuberculata)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Mystacinidae
Genus:	Mystacina Gray in Dieffenbach, 1843
Type species
Mystacina tuberculata Gray, 1843
Species
M. tuberculata †M. miocenalis M. robusta