Chinaroot vs Lesser Noctule

Dioscorea villosa compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Dioscoreales (диоскореецветные)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Nyctalus
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Lesser Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.