Crowded Parchment vs Lesser Noctule

Stereum complicatum compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Crowded Parchment is Not Evaluated while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowded Parchment	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Stereaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Stereum	Nyctalus
Species	Stereum complicatum	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Crowded Parchment

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowded Parchment	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowded Parchment

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, 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 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark