African locust-bean vs Giant Noctule

Parkia biglobosa compared with Nyctalus lasiopterus

Key Differences

• African locust-bean is Least Concern while Giant Noctule is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African locust-bean	Giant Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Parkia	Nyctalus
Species	Parkia biglobosa	Nyctalus lasiopterus

Conservation Status

African locust-bean

LC — Least Concern

Giant Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African locust-bean	Giant Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African locust-bean

Habitat

Inhabits mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Giant Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.

African locust-bean

The African locust-bean (Parkia biglobosa) is a species in the genus Parkia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.