Chinese Noctule vs Mintweed

Nyctalus plancyi compared with Salvia reflexa

Key Differences

• Chinese Noctule is Least Concern while Mintweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Noctule	Mintweed
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	Salvia
Species	Nyctalus plancyi	Salvia reflexa

Conservation Status

Chinese Noctule

LC — Least Concern

Mintweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Noctule	Mintweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mintweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Japan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada), 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.