Japanese Noctule vs Para grass

Nyctalus furvus compared with Urochloa mutica

Key Differences

• Japanese Noctule is Endangered while Para grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Noctule	Para grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Nyctalus	Urochloa
Species	Nyctalus furvus	Urochloa mutica

Conservation Status

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Para grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Noctule	Para grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Para grass

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, Somalia), Asia (Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand), Europe (Belgium, Portugal, Spain), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).