New Zealand Lesser Short-tailed Bat
Mystacina tuberculata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyMystacinidae (New Zealand Short-tailed Bats)
- GenusMystacina
- SpeciesMystacina tuberculata (New Zealand Lesser Short-tailed Bat)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a New Zealand Lesser Short-tailed Bat sighting in Fiordland National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Fiordland National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a New Zealand Lesser Short-tailed Bat in Fiordland National Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a New Zealand Lesser Short-tailed Bat sighting in Fiordland National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see New Zealand Lesser Short-tailed Bat in Fiordland National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for New Zealand Lesser Short-tailed Bat in Fiordland National Park in our monthly data.