African Walnut vs Japanese Noctule

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• African Walnut is Least Concern while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Japanese Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meliaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lovoa	Nyctalus
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Nyctalus furvus

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Japanese Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

Japanese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.