alpine cinquefoil vs Lesser Noctule

Potentilla crantzii compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• alpine cinquefoil is Least Concern while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine cinquefoil	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Potentilla	Nyctalus
Species	Potentilla crantzii	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

alpine cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine cinquefoil	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

alpine cinquefoil

The Alpine cinquefoil (Potentilla crantzii) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden