Common Redstart vs Madeiran Pipistrelle

Phoenicurus phoenicurus compared with Pipistrellus maderensis

Key Differences

• Common Redstart is Least Concern while Madeiran Pipistrelle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Redstart	Madeiran Pipistrelle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muscicapidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Phoenicurus	Pipistrellus
Species	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	Pipistrellus maderensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Redstart and Madeiran Pipistrelle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Common Redstart

LC — Least Concern

Madeiran Pipistrelle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Redstart	Madeiran Pipistrelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Redstart

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Common Redstart

Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.