Chinese Noctule vs Mountain yam

Nyctalus plancyi compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Chinese Noctule is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Noctule	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Dioscorea
Species	Nyctalus plancyi	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Chinese Noctule

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Noctule	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.