Japanese Noctule vs winged prickly-ash

Nyctalus furvus compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Key Differences

• Japanese Noctule is Endangered while winged prickly-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Noctule	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Nyctalus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Nyctalus furvus	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Noctule	winged prickly-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.