bastard toadflax vs Lesser Noctule

Thesium humifusum compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• bastard toadflax is Near Threatened while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard toadflax	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Santalales (Santalales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thesiaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Thesium	Nyctalus
Species	Thesium humifusum	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

bastard toadflax

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard toadflax	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

bastard toadflax

The Bastard toadflax (Thesium humifusum) is a species in the genus Thesium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium