Giant Noctule vs Indian-nut

Nyctalus lasiopterus compared with Areca catechu

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Noctule	Indian-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Areca
Species	Nyctalus lasiopterus	Areca catechu

Conservation Status

Giant Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Noctule	Indian-nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.

Indian-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).