ðə nˈuː zˈiːlənd lˈɔŋtˈeɪld bˈæt hˈæzbiːn klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd ɪn nˈuː zˈiːlənd baɪ ðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv kˌɑːnsɚvˈeɪʃən æz "nˈæʃənəli kɹˈɪɾɪkəl" wɪððə kwˈɔlɪfˌaɪɚ "kˌɑːnsɚvˈeɪʃən dᵻpˈɛndənt" ˌʌndɚ ðə nˈuː zˈiːlənd θɹˈɛt klˌæsɪfɪkˈeɪʃən sˈɪstəm æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt əvə pɹɪdˈɪktᵻd dᵻklˈaɪn ʌv ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ ðɐn sˈɛvənti pɚsˈɛnt.
The New Zealand long-tailed bat has been classified in New Zealand by the Department of Conservation as "Nationally Critical" with the qualifier "Conservation Dependent" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System as a result of a predicted decline of greater than 70%.