Chinese Water Myotis vs Japanese Noctule

Myotis laniger compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Myotis is Least Concern while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Myotis	Japanese Noctule
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family same	Vespertilionidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Myotis	Nyctalus
Species	Myotis laniger	Nyctalus furvus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Myotis and Japanese Noctule share a common ancestor at the Family level: Vespertilionidae.

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Myotis	Japanese Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Japanese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Water Myotis

The Chinese Water Myotis (Myotis laniger) is a species in the genus Myotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Taiwan.