Chinese Noctule vs Light Red Meranti

Nyctalus plancyi compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Chinese Noctule is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Noctule	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Shorea
Species	Nyctalus plancyi	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Chinese Noctule

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Noctule	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

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.