Beech Knight vs Giant Noctule

Tricholoma sciodes compared with Nyctalus lasiopterus

Key Differences

• Beech Knight is Least Concern while Giant Noctule is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Knight	Giant Noctule
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Tricholoma	Nyctalus
Species	Tricholoma sciodes	Nyctalus lasiopterus

Conservation Status

Beech Knight

LC — Least Concern

Giant Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Knight	Giant Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Knight

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Giant Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.

Beech Knight

The Beech Knight (Tricholoma sciodes) is a species in the genus Tricholoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium