Chinese Noctule vs Goa-bean

Nyctalus plancyi compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Chinese Noctule is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Noctule	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Psophocarpus
Species	Nyctalus plancyi	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Chinese Noctule

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Noctule	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, 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.