Chinese Noctule vs Lesser Whipwort

Nyctalus plancyi compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Noctule	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Bazzania
Species	Nyctalus plancyi	Bazzania tricrenata

Conservation Status

Chinese Noctule

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Noctule	Lesser Whipwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Whipwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.