arrowroot vs Japanese Noctule

Thalia geniculata compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• arrowroot is Least Concern while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Japanese Noctule
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Salpidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Thalia	Nyctalus
Species	Thalia geniculata	Nyctalus furvus

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Japanese Noctule share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Japanese Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Japanese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.