Fly marsh elder vs Japanese Noctule

Iva cheiranthifolia compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• Fly marsh elder is Least Concern while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly marsh elder	Japanese Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Iva	Nyctalus
Species	Iva cheiranthifolia	Nyctalus furvus

Conservation Status

Fly marsh elder

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly marsh elder	Japanese Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fly marsh elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.

Japanese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.