bastard toadflax vs Madeiran Pipistrelle

Thesium humifusum compared with Pipistrellus maderensis

Key Differences

• bastard toadflax is Near Threatened while Madeiran Pipistrelle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard toadflax	Madeiran Pipistrelle
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	Pipistrellus
Species	Thesium humifusum	Pipistrellus maderensis

Conservation Status

bastard toadflax

NT — Near Threatened

Madeiran Pipistrelle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard toadflax	Madeiran Pipistrelle
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.

Madeiran Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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:

🇵🇹 Portugal