Cowberry Redleaf vs Lesser Noctule

Exobasidium vaccinii compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Cowberry Redleaf is Least Concern while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cowberry Redleaf	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Exobasidium	Nyctalus
Species	Exobasidium vaccinii	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cowberry Redleaf	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cowberry Redleaf

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden