corn buttercup vs Giant Noctule

Ranunculus arvensis compared with Nyctalus lasiopterus

Key Differences

• corn buttercup is Critically Endangered while Giant Noctule is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	corn buttercup	Giant Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Ranunculus	Nyctalus
Species	Ranunculus arvensis	Nyctalus lasiopterus

Conservation Status

corn buttercup

CR — Critically Endangered

Giant Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	corn buttercup	Giant Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

corn buttercup

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Giant Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium