vs Japanese Noctule

Biddulphia rhombus compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Japanese Noctule
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Biddulphiales (Biddulphiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Biddulphiaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Biddulphia	Nyctalus
Species	Biddulphia rhombus	Nyctalus furvus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Japanese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Biddulphia rhombus is a centric marine diatom with a distinctly bipolar, rhomboid to broadly lanceolate valve shape bearing prominent horn-like elevations. It inhabits coastal planktonic and benthic environments in temperate to warm seas worldwide. This photosynthetic diatom contributes to marine primary production in neritic coastal waters.