Fragrant manjack vs Noctule

Cordia dichotoma compared with Nyctalus noctula

Key Differences

• Fragrant manjack is Least Concern while Noctule is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant manjack	Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cordiaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cordia	Nyctalus
Species	Cordia dichotoma	Nyctalus noctula

Conservation Status

Fragrant manjack

LC — Least Concern

Noctule

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant manjack	Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fragrant manjack

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Mauritius), Asia (Iraq, Maldives, Taiwan), and North America (United States).

Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Noctule

Noctule (Nyctalus noctula) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.