Chinese Noctule vs Floating Fern

Nyctalus plancyi compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Noctule	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Salvinia
Species	Nyctalus plancyi	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Chinese Noctule

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.