Chinese Noctule vs Garden Thyme

Nyctalus plancyi compared with Thymus vulgaris

Key Differences

• Chinese Noctule is Least Concern while Garden Thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Noctule	Garden Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Thymus
Species	Nyctalus plancyi	Thymus vulgaris

Conservation Status

Chinese Noctule

LC — Least Concern

Garden Thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Noctule	Garden Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (18 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.