Chinese Noctule vs Fern Palm

Nyctalus plancyi compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Chinese Noctule is Least Concern while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Noctule	Fern Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Cycas
Species	Nyctalus plancyi	Cycas revoluta

Conservation Status

Chinese Noctule

LC — Least Concern

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Noctule	Fern Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fern Palm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.