Bladder-senna vs Lesser Noctule

Colutea arborescens compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Bladder-senna is Not Evaluated while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder-senna	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Colutea	Nyctalus
Species	Colutea arborescens	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Bladder-senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder-senna	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bladder-senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Bladder-senna

The Bladder-senna (Colutea arborescens) is a species in the genus Colutea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine