archers dart vs Lesser Noctule

Agrotis vestigialis compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• archers dart is Least Concern while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	archers dart	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Noctuidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Agrotis	Nyctalus
Species	Agrotis vestigialis	Nyctalus leisleri

Evolutionary Relationship

archers dart and Lesser Noctule share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

archers dart

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	archers dart	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

archers dart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

archers dart

The Archers dart (Agrotis vestigialis) is a species in the genus Agrotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden