Chinese Noctule vs Tuberous vervain

Nyctalus plancyi compared with Verbena rigida

Key Differences

• Chinese Noctule is Least Concern while Tuberous vervain is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Noctule	Tuberous vervain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Verbenaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Verbena
Species	Nyctalus plancyi	Verbena rigida

Conservation Status

Chinese Noctule

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous vervain

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Noctule	Tuberous vervain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous vervain

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Rwanda, Zimbabwe), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.