Chinese Noctule vs Tickclover

Nyctalus plancyi compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Noctule Tickclover
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Vespertilionidae Fabaceae
Genus Nyctalus Desmodium
Species Nyctalus plancyi Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Chinese Noctule

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Noctule Tickclover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (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.

Tickclover

No description available.

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