Chinese Noctule vs Sour orange

Nyctalus plancyi compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Chinese Noctule is Least Concern while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Noctule	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Citrus
Species	Nyctalus plancyi	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Chinese Noctule

LC — Least Concern

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Noctule	Sour orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

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.