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The conservation status of all known New Zealand bat taxa was reassessed using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). A full list is presented, along with brief notes on the most important changes. This list replaces all previous NZTCS lists for bats. Of the seven taxa assessed, one taxon was classed as Nationally Critical (New Zealand long-tailed bat), and one each as Data Deficient (greater short-tailed bat), Nationally Vulnerable (northern lesser short-tailed bat), Declining (central lesser short-tailed bat), Recovering (southern lesser short-tailed bat) and Vagrant (little red flying fox). One taxon (long-tailed bat (North Island)) was classed as taxonomically indistinct from the New Zealand long-tailed bat.