Cork bark oak vs Lesser Noctule

Quercus suber compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Cork bark oak is Least Concern while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cork bark oak	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Nyctalus
Species	Quercus suber	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Cork bark oak

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cork bark oak	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cork bark oak

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (Armenia, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium