Alpine Hawkweed vs Lesser Noctule

Hieracium alpinum compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Alpine Hawkweed is Not Evaluated while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Hawkweed	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hieracium	Nyctalus
Species	Hieracium alpinum	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Alpine Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Hawkweed	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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 Hawkweed

The Alpine Hawkweed (Hieracium alpinum) is a species in the genus Hieracium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Norway.