Chinese Noctule vs Thatching grass

Nyctalus plancyi compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Chinese Noctule is Least Concern while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Noctule	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Nyctalus	Hyparrhenia
Species	Nyctalus plancyi	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Chinese Noctule

LC — Least Concern

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Noctule	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.