Big Brown Bat vs broad-bordered yellow underwing

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Noctua fimbriata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	broad-bordered yellow underwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Noctua
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Noctua fimbriata

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Brown Bat and broad-bordered yellow underwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

broad-bordered yellow underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	broad-bordered yellow underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

broad-bordered yellow underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Big Brown Bat

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

broad-bordered yellow underwing

The Broad-bordered yellow underwing (Noctua fimbriata) is a species in the genus Noctua. 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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium