Chinese Noctule vs Downy Safflower

Nyctalus plancyi compared with Carthamus lanatus

Key Differences

• Chinese Noctule is Least Concern while Downy Safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Noctule	Downy Safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Nyctalus	Carthamus
Species	Nyctalus plancyi	Carthamus lanatus

Conservation Status

Chinese Noctule

LC — Least Concern

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Noctule	Downy Safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Chinese Noctule

The Chinese Noctule (Nyctalus plancyi) is a species in the genus Nyctalus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.