Chinese Noctule vs Water yam

Nyctalus plancyi compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Chinese Noctule is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Noctule	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Dioscorea
Species	Nyctalus plancyi	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Chinese Noctule

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Noctule	Water yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.