Chinese Noctule vs Prickly Heath

Nyctalus plancyi compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Chinese Noctule is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Noctule	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Gaultheria
Species	Nyctalus plancyi	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Chinese Noctule

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Noctule	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.