Chinese noctule
Nyctalus plancyi (Gerbe, 1880)
The chinese noctule (Nyctalus plancyi) is a species in the family Vespertilionidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh about 19.4 g and live up to 12 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the chinese noctule
- Weight
- 19.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 12 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 22.7 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Gestation
- 66.1 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.17src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 13.6 months – 15 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the chinese noctule live?
Not recorded
What is the chinese noctule?
The Chinese noctule (Nyctalus plancyi) is a common and widespread species of bat belonging to the family Vespertilionidae.
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Is the chinese noctule endangered?
The chinese noctule is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the chinese noctule classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderChiroptera
- familyVespertilionidae
- genusNyctalus
- SpeciesNyctalus plancyi (Gerbe, 1880)
Synonyms Vesperugo plancy
Other names and names in other languages (11)
- Chinese noctule.English
- Mountain noctuleEnglish
- Mountain noctuleEnglish
- Chinesischer AbendseglerGerman
- Nóctulo ChinoSpanish
- רמשן סיניHebrew
- チュウカヤマコウモリJapanese
- 중국멧박쥐Korean
- Borowiec chińskiPolish
- 絨山蝠Chinese
- Zhonghua ShanfuChinese
Relatives of the chinese noctule
Other species in the same genus Nyctalus.
Common noctule
Nyctalus noctula
Lesser noctule
Nyctalus leisleri
Greater noctule bat
Nyctalus lasiopterus
Birdlike noctule
Nyctalus aviator
Azores noctule
Nyctalus azoreum
Mountain noctule
Nyctalus montanus
CompareChinese noctule vs Common noctuleChinese noctule vs Lesser noctuleChinese noctule vs Greater noctule batChinese noctule vs Birdlike noctule
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the chinese noctule?
An adult chinese noctule weighs 19.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the chinese noctule endangered?
The chinese noctule is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the chinese noctule live?
The chinese noctule has a recorded lifespan of 12 years.
How long is the chinese noctule pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 66.1 days.
What kind of animal is the chinese noctule?
The chinese noctule (Nyctalus plancyi) belongs to the family Vespertilionidae in the order Chiroptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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