Chinese Noctule vs Elephant Apple

Nyctalus plancyi compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Noctule	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Dillenia
Species	Nyctalus plancyi	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Chinese Noctule

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Noctule	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.