False Dotted Border vs Japanese Noctule

Belenois thysa compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• False Dotted Border is Least Concern while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dotted Border	Japanese Noctule
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pieridae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Belenois	Nyctalus
Species	Belenois thysa	Nyctalus furvus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Dotted Border and Japanese Noctule share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dotted Border	Japanese Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Japanese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.