Japanese Noctule vs Marsh fleabane

Nyctalus furvus compared with Pluchea carolinensis

Key Differences

• Japanese Noctule is Endangered while Marsh fleabane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Noctule	Marsh fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Nyctalus	Pluchea
Species	Nyctalus furvus	Pluchea carolinensis

Conservation Status

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Marsh fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Noctule	Marsh fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).